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Jennifer Grace Directing Your Destiny Book Launch 6/22/13

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Jennifer Grace Directing Your Destiny Book Launch
jennifergraceSaturday, June 22nd, 7 to 9 p.m.
The Standard Spa, Miami Beach
‎40 Island Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Book Online 
www.jennifergrace.com  
 
Summer Soul Series with Jennifer Grace launching Directing Your Destiny: How to be the Writer, Producer and Director of your Dreams
 
Join Hay House author and radio show host Jennifer Grace for an evening of enlightenment with the launch of her new book! 
The evening will be filled with an empowering talk by Jennifer Grace, who will deliver the tools on how to harness the magic and science of Quantum Energy to create the life of your dreams!
 
Book Launch Wine Toast 
Signed Copy of Directing Your Destiny by Jennifer Grace 
Enlightenment Talk with Jennifer Grace
Great Door Prizes from Jennifer Grace – First 50 Guests!
Two Complimentary Standard Spa Day Passes!
(Valid Monday-Thursday. Valued at $150)
All for only $30! 
 
This book will change your life. 
Trailer for Directing Your Destiny Book by Jennifer Grace
 
Jennifer Grace is the Owner and Founder of The Center of Grace as well as the Resident Dream Coach at The Standard Hotel and Spa in Miami. She is an acclaimed author whose new work, Directing Your Destiny, published by Hay House is receiving great praise. She is host of Live Your Dream on Hay House Radio and a Huffington Post GPS for Your Soul contributor. Her title of Executive Dream Producer gives her the opportunity to help others discover their personal dreams and then launch them into reality. She is trained and certified in Creative Insight Journey, the famed Stanford University personal transformation Master’s Degree course, which she teaches locally in South Florida. She is currently leading workshops and courses throughout South Florida, online, speaking and leading spiritual retreats globally.

Stevy Mahy and Fete de la Musique at Big Night in Little Haiti 6/21/13

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Stevy Mahy and Fete de la Musique at Big Night in Little Haiti
bignightFriday, June 21, 6:00pm until 10:00pm
Little Haiti Cultural Center (City of Miami)
212-260 NE 59th Terrace
Miami, Florida 33137
BigNightLittleHaiti.com

FREE! Celebrate Fete de la Musique, the francophone day to welcome summer with free music, at Big Night in Little Haiti. The lovely young singer Stevy Mahy from Guadeloupe and Paris performs in the plaza, plus we have an OPEN STAGE for you!

Singers, musicians, poets and performers – come make music at Big Night from 6 to 8pm. Find the application online at http://rhythmfoundation.com/FeteSignUp2.pdf or call 305 672 5202.

This month Fete de la Musique spreads beyond the Little Haiti Cultural Center, with music also at The Embassy and other area venues.

Here is one last chance to see the amazing arts and artisan exhibit in the gallery: Donna Karan Discover Haiti, presented with the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance. We have delicious kreyol food from Leelas and crepes for sale this month, ice cold Prestige Beer, fun art activities for kids and much more.

Bum Rush the Spot Miami 6/20/13

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Bum Rush the Spot Miami
bumrushFriday, 6/20/13, 3:00pm until 6:00pm
Grand Central Park In Downtown Miami
Miami, Florida

Bum Rush The Spot – Miami
Go Skate Day

After Brts, We Are Going To Skate Over To Mia X Nike Sb Pop-Up Shop For The Afterparty….

MIA Skateshop
Afterparty
Mia X Nike Sb Pop-Up Shop
3841 Ne 2nd Ave #102
Miami, Fl Design District
7pm Friday June 21st

Special Thanks To
@MIA Skateshop
Stray Rats
D.A.D.E Urban Wear
Red Bull
Grand Central Park
http://www.miaskateshop.com/mia-x-nike-sb-dunk-low-release/

AFP BOD and Member Wine and Cheese Meet and Greet 6/20/13

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AFP BOD and Member Wine and Cheese Meet and Greet
afpThursday, June 20, 6:00pm until 7:30pm
Miami Country Day School
601 NE 107th Street
Miami, Florida 33161

That’s it! It’s our member and board of directors Wine & Cheese Meet & Greet – but you don’t have to be a member to attend, just curious about AFP!

Meet & greet board members, AFP members, prospective AFP members and caring collaborative collegial colleagues curious about fundraising

Graciously hosted by Sheryl Piper and the Development Team at Miami Country Day School (“Every Student. Every Day”)

Summer Festival in the Garden 6/20/13

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Summer Festival in the Garden
Thursday, June 20, 12:00pm until 9:00pm
Midtown 34th Street
82 NW 34th Street
Miami Fl 33127

Summer is here and for those of us still in Miami it’s really hot! Come join us for a day of vegan food, water play, gardening, exotic species removal, music and evening film and vegan potluck in the garden. * Our Vegan Pot-Luck has become a competition and who ever brings the best vegan dish wins a freshly harvested Jackfruit!!

Also, we will be hosting the first of a series of barter markets composed entirely of handcrafted and home grown items. So bring and trade your stuff!

As we prepare to move into a larger project in October we are collecting donations for the new space. Please subscribe to our mailing list for further information and updates.

See you Thursday!

Midtown Pawn Boutique Grand Opening 7/13/13

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Midtown Pawn Boutique Grand Opening
pawnSaturday, July 13th, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Midtown Pawn Boutique
261 NW 36 Street
Miami, FL, 33127

Midtown Miami officially welcomes a new business to the neighborhood, Midtown Pawn Boutique, an upscale, revolutionary, Miami-style take on the traditional notion of "pawn."

"It’s like the Neiman Marcus of Pawn, the Mercedes-Benz of Pawn, the Tiffany’s of Pawn… you get the idea," laughs President, Adriana Hernandez, "it’s the complete opposite of the dark, cluttered, seedy places you may have seen on Law & Order or in the movies."

Indeed it is. The grand facade features a giant mural that takes up the entire front and side of the large brand-new building – one that took over 5 years to complete. The mural, created by Wynwood artist and girl-power darling, Diana Contreras (best known for "Sofia Rose"), will be unveiled at the grand opening.

The subject of the mural might seem an odd choice for a pawn shop, until Hernandez tells the story behind it. It is inspired by Queen Isabella, who, as legend has it, pawned the crown jewels of Spain to fund Christopher Columbus’ speculative voyage to "India," an investment so successful that it lifted her kingdom out of a crippling debt that almost ruined it.

Hernandez says, "It’s no different today. You’d be surprised at how many of our clients are visionaries or businesspeople who want to take their unused assets and trade them – temporarily – for the capital they need to invest in a new venture or project, and who were turned down by traditional banks. We offer a safe, cost-effective alternative for financing. The way we see it, we don’t make loans, we fund dreams, just like Isabella did 500 years ago."

Aside from the unveiling, music by DJ Maximus 3000 and the free-flowing food and libations, the Grand Opening features a unique twist. Guests are encouraged to "Bring An Asset" to the party and have it appraised – an Antiques Roadshow-inspired way for guests to jump in and learn firsthand what their often-overlooked possessions are worth. Valuation Specialists from a variety of fields, from art and jewelry to antiques and handbags, and everything in between, will be onsite educating guests on "the story of their stuff."

Midtown Pawn Boutique is the brainchild of the family owned Jimenez Group, a US-based collateral lender that has operated for over 50 years. The Boutique will cater to an upscale clientele with valuable assets who may have never before considered pawn as an option. In addition, Midtown Pawn Boutique will also buy and sell items out of the posh locale, including designer handbags, jewelry, watches and other upscale luxuries. Who knows, is Pawn the new Prada?

During the event, donations will be gratefully accepted to benefit Dr. Gigi’s Raise Me Up Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)3 that provides free recreational programs, family support services and therapeutic programs to children with special needs in the South Florida Community. Says Hernandez about their commitment to this organization: "My son is autistic, and I know firsthand how amazing the work they do is for mothers and families like me."

AIRIE Summer Salon 6/30/13

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AIRIE Summer Salon
airie_salon_inviteSunday, June, 30, 2013 from 5:00 – 8:00pm
3734 Matheson Avenue
Coconut Grove, FL
Valet Parking Available
Tickets for the AIRIE Summer Salon are available at the following levels:
Anhinga | $50, Admission for one to Summer Salon
Snowy Egret | $250, Anhinga benefits, plus: Limited edition artist book by Jules Buck Jones, AIRIE Fellow
Roseate Spoonbill | $500, Snowy Egret benefits, plus: Special AIRIE Everglades adventure
Flamingo | $1,000, Roseate Spoonbill benefits, plus: Invitation to a private studio visit at the AIRIE residency
Purchase your tickets here
Donations made to AIRIE, Inc. a registered 501c(3) non-profit organization, are fully tax deductible.

Host Committee: Christy Gast, Deborah Mitchell, and Valerie Grace Ricordi

Join us for us for the AIRIE Summer Salon, an intimate gathering to benefit the Artists in Residence in Everglades program. Situated on the original Haden mango plantation, a stone’s throw from the house where environmentalist and Everglades advocate Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote River of Grass, Ms. Ricordi’s historic Coconut Grove home is the perfect setting to enjoy a live performance by current artist in residence Ana Mendez, an audio installation by Gustavo Matamoros, work from the AIRIE collection, and light refreshments from local chefs.

AIRIE offers artists the opportunity to get to know the ecology of the Everglades by being immersed in it. By shadowing scientists in the field, hiking through the pinelands, kayaking through mangroves, and exploring Cape Sable and the 10,000 Islands, artists find the inspiration to create new work. They develop a deep understanding of the Everglades’ ecological importance, and then share their perspective through their work and creative public programs.

South Florida is home to the only subtropical wilderness in the country, and AIRIE is the only program bringing artists to the Everglades. AIRIE connects artists, writers and musicians to the Everglades by providing month-long residencies in the Park. Each visual artist donates a work inspired by their residency for the Park collection, and writers and composers offer some publication rights, creating an outstanding body of nature inspired contemporary art and music. “In a park known for its spectacular and diverse wildlife, the art and voices of AIRIE artists reveal other unique, and often missed, dimensions of this special place,” remarks Park Superintendent Dan Kimball.

Magic City Bicycle Collective 1 year Anniversary 6/29/13

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Magic City Bicycle Collective 1 year Anniversary
magiccitySaturday, June 29, 2013, 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Magic City Bicycle Collective
1100 N. Miami Ave
Miami, FL

One Year Ago this month, we set out on a Mission:
To empower the bicycling community with a workspace for affordable bicycles, repairs and educational workshops, thereby strengthening community bonds and encouraging Miami to adopt bicycling as a viable form of alternative transportation.

And we are happy to say that we have done a lot, but still have a long way to go.

Magic City Bicycle Collective will be celebrating our 1 Anniversary on June 29th from 4-10. Join Us and show your support.

BikeTech Goldsprints with prizes and incredible trophies by CrankLife.

Food: huge spread by Pollo Tropical and deserts by Sear’N Gears

Music: The Dandy Rock Club

Special Thanks to our Venders & Sponsors: The Corner, Bike Tech, The Miami Bike Scene, Emerge Miami, CrankLife, Pollo Tropical, Sear’N Gears, Sun Cycling, fyxd305, Miami Bike Polo, St. Cago Polo Works, LOCO Fixie & Florida Velodrome Association.

Philanthropy Night on the River 6/20/13

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Philanthropy Night on the River
philanthropyThursday, June 20, 2013, 6:00pm
Capriccio on the River
41 SE 5th
Miami, Florida 33131
Suggested donation at the door $20.00

Supports the Orphans of Puerto Plata at Capriccio on the River

This event is to support 30 girls which come from slums of Puerto Plata. These girls are very poor and have no family. They have lived a very risky life in the streets and are now enjoying a roof over their heads, food and education from Luisa Ortega Home.

Since 1968 Luisa Ortega Home has provided an important service to girls and adolescents in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. In addition, they also provide education to more than 600 students who come from the underprivileged communities of Puerto Plata. Their goal is to teach these girls principals such as responsibility, respect and values.

With 2 complimentary cocktails and food tastings
Also a DJ, all set along the beautiful back drop of Miami river
Raffle prizes will be on sale.

Style Fusion Fashion Art Music 6/22/13

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Style Fusion * Fashion * Art * Music
stylefusionSaturday, June 22, 2013
Nina Torres Fine Art
1800 N Bayshore Dr.
Miami, Florida 33132

Tickets On Sale Now
Advance: $25 (until 2pm Saturday) Purchase Online
At the Door: $40
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James Echols, Co-Founder of Soul Of Miami, Life Is Art and PhilanthroFest to Receive Award at Style Fusion Fundraiser

Fashion, Art & Music Event Benefiting Arielle Anacker Cancer Foundation
Stylefusion is leading fashion designers and buyers showcased in a multi-branded entertainment environment with internationally known models, artists and performers.
Meet & greet the principal designers, sponsors and buyers, celebrity fashionistas, stylists and top fashion media.

Music by DJ/Producer Maximus 3000
Cosmetics by Jennifer Bradley
MUA Sandra Bonilla
Models, Artists and Musicians

Couture Models: Diane Gershowitz Trivelli, Kimberly Gambino, Kimberlee Etheridge, Cristina Encarnacion , Michelle Surrena, Kair Bear, Mai Dang, Diana Laura Noris, Jennifer Judice

Artists: Dimitri, John Berry, Arthur Beecher Carles, William John Kennedy, Irene Neal, Pablo Picasso, Pierre Bonnard, Manuel Carbonell, Gabriel Gimenez, Marcelo Holzinger, Laura Ann Jacobs, Jennifer Martin, Joan Miro, Karl Momen, Rembrandt van Rijn, Burt Stern, Andy Warhol, Anastasia Warhol, Teresa Woodall, Frank Worth, Salvatore Zagami

Music Performances: Jayquan, Evie Cruz, Arlene G, Sheenah Singh

Congratulations To James Echols!
We are Honored to Announce that James Echols will be Honored as Recipient of the 2013 “Spirit of Miami” Community Leadership Award at Miami Style Fusion on June 22!

James Echols has been working together with Annette Peikert as event producers, amongst other things for nearly 20 years. Since moving to Miami nine years ago, he has become very involved in the community. James has enjoyed considerable success, producing dozens of shows, seminars, and networkers over the past three years.

James’ charitable works have no limit. Being so in touch with the community, he noticed a need for greater support for other philanthropic organizations operating in South Florida.

In July of 2008, James co-founded the very popular community-resource website, Soul Of Miami. In January of 2009, co-founded Life Is Art, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to supporting and promoting the arts in south Florida through events and education.

James co-founded PhilanthroFest, a volunteer based organization that connects people, passion and philanthropy in South Florida. PhilanthroFest features more than 100 South Florida non-profits and community agencies, art, music and dance entertainment, a community stage, and other family friendly attractions, connecting 1000’s of South Florida residents to valuable resources and services in many areas: Cultural/Arts/Humanities, Educational, Environmental, Health/Human Services/Disease Prevention, Poverty/Welfare, Animal Related, Recreation & Sports, and Youth Development & Services.

PAMM Contemporaries Friendraiser at The Standard 6/27/13

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friendraiser-evitePAMM Contemporaries Friendraiser at The Standard
Thursday, June 27th.
The Standard Spa, Miami Beach
40 Island Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

PLEASE NOTE: Only open to New PAMM Contempories Members or current members who refer a new member.
Click Here to Join

Join us for one of the best PAMM events of the year!
Our yearly Contemporaries Friendraiser!

As we get ready to move into our new home in Downtown Miami, this is the time to get involved in the new Perez Art Museum Miami.

Hope to see you on the 27th at The Standard for cocktails and exclusive set by Los Jaichackers–who are in town getting footage for their performance at the PAMM opening during Basel in December.

Presentation by the Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc (Jazzonian) to the City of Hialeah Cultural Affairs Council 6/17/13

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Presentation by the Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc (Jazzonian) to the City of Hialeah Cultural Affairs Council
jazzonianMonday, June 17th, 2013 – 5 PM
Hialeah City Hall – Council Chamber
501 Palm avenue, 3rd floor
Hialeah, FL 33010

Introduction to the Jazz Museum of Florida, Inc (Jazzonian), a non-profit cultural arts museum institute founded by musician/philanthropist BobbyRamirez.

To inspire, educate, and bring people together; create awareness for America’s most original and unique artform; contribute to the multi-cultural family-friendly human condition of the City of Hialeah; help to further establish Hialeah as a cultural attraction enjoyed by residents and visitors from around the World; attract more business as a result of visitors to Jazzonian in the City of Hialeah; children and adults will benefit from the community educational outreach initiatives.

The mission of Jazz Museum of Florida (Jazzonian) is to celebrate Jazz heritage, collect, document, preserve and present the rich Jazz traditions from its origins to modern-day variations through a permanent  museum, virtual online and traveling art/photo/film and artifacts exhibitions, historical archives, recordings, literature, audio/visual experiences, interactive cultural education programs, live musical performances and special events for children and adults.

Our goal is to establish a permanent physical venue in the City of Hialeah that would serve as the JAZZONIAN MUSEUM, Jazz education institute, special events facility and state-of-the-art concert theater to celebrate Jazz heritage, inspire, educate,and bring people together!

For more information, please contact Bobby Ramirez, 305-298-2380 or info@jazzonian.org

Miami Foundation Give Miami Day 2013 11/20/13

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The Miami Foundation sets official date for Give Miami Day 2013
November 20, 2013
givemiamiday.org

Second annual online philanthropy event to build on 2012’s extraordinary success

In a social-network publicized announcement on givemiamiday.org, The Miami Foundation revealed November 20, 2013, as the official date for Give Miami Day 2013. Last year, Give Miami Day made history as the most active day of philanthropic giving in South Florida. The unique, online giving event provides everyone in the community an opportunity to build a greater Miami through philanthropy. During the 24-hour period between midnight November 20 and midnight November 21, individuals may view online profiles of more than 300 nonprofit organizations serving Miami-Dade County, and make a charitable gift at givemiamiday.org.

“The inaugural Give Miami Day was a demonstration of Miami’s charitable spirit,” said Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation. “On December 12, 2012, almost 5,000 donors gave more than $1.2 million to 300 organizations building a greater community. Miamians united in their support of a better community for all, investing in our youth, health care, social services and the arts.”

The Miami Foundation will maximize the community’s generosity by matching a percentage of every donation between $25 and $10,000 received on November 20 through givemiamiday.org. Donors can search and give to organizations doing the work they believe is best for Miami-Dade, which makes it easy to support the causes most important to them.

“The Miami Foundation,” continued Soto, “together with a thriving and engaged community, will reignite the new, philanthropic Miami to make Give Miami Day 2013 another milestone for our city.”

To participate in Give Miami Day, nonprofit organizations must serve Miami-Dade County and create a free profile on givemiamiday.org. The profile will allow existing and potential donors the opportunity to see the mission, work and impact of each organization. For more information, please visit miamifoundation.org/givemiamiday.

Established in 1967, The Miami Foundation has helped hundreds of people create personal, permanent and powerful legacies by establishing custom, charitable Funds. With foundation expertise, Fundholders have fostered the arts, awarded scholarships, championed diversity, taught kids to read, provided food and shelter for the hungry and homeless, and more. More than $150 million in grants and scholarships has been awarded in the Foundation’s 45-year history. Today, the Foundation is steward to more than $160 million in charitable assets. For more information about The Miami Foundation, visit miamifoundation.org.

TAYB: Thomas Armour Youth Ballet raised $18,961 in the inaugural Give Miami Day. The funding has been used to provide training and scholarships for more than 1,100 youth in their program.
TAYB: Thomas Armour Youth Ballet raised $18,961 in the inaugural Give Miami Day. The funding has been used to provide training and scholarships for more than 1,100 youth in their program.
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INcard 4th Anniversary Celebration 6/26/13

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INcard 4th Anniversary Celebration
incardWednesday, June 26, 2013, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us at the Miami Beach INcard 4th Anniversary Celebration.

Eat, Drink, Win Prizes and Learn about all the great businesses around Miami Beach and South Florida as the vendors of the INcard come together for 1 night only!

Bring your friends and family as this is a FREE community event open to all!

For more information or to participate as a vendor email angelica@miamibeachchamber.com

Mas Vino grand opening hosted by Adriana De Moura 6/15/13

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Mas Vino grand opening hosted by Adriana De Moura
Invitation Grand Opening_constant contactSaturday, June 15, 2pm
Mas Vino
704 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd.
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
Register Online

Mas Vino, South Florida’s largest wine, spirits and beer retailer, will kick-off its opening with a celebration. Real Housewives of Miami reality star Adriana De Moura will host, alongside samba dancers and participating vendors. Join us for free classes, tastings of some of the rarest and finest wines, light bites by Preservation, music and entertainment provided by Power 96.

Miami Beach Latin Chamber of Commerce Networking Reception 6/27/13

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Networking Reception
The_James_Royal_Palm_email_invite2Thursday, June 27, 2013, 6:00 – 8:30 P.M.
The James Royal Palm
1545 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach

Chamber members: Free
Non-members: $10 (cash-only)

Join us for a Networking event at this Art Deco Jewel!
Enjoy Vodka cocktails & hors d’oeuvres.

Bring your business card for a chance to win tickets for:
Slava’s Snowshow @ The Adrienne Arsht Center
Chaka Khan @ The James L. Knight Center

World Social Media Day Miami #SMDayMIA 6/30/13

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World Social Media Day Miami #SMDayMIA
Sunday June 30, 2013, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center for Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132
The event is FREE to the public. RSVP is required
Register Online
#SMDayMIA
miamisocialmedia.com

SMDayMIA

For a third year in a row the Miami community can be part of the global celebration of social media as part of Mashable’s Social Media Day.

As Peter Cashmore, founder of Mashable and Social Media Day states: “Social Media Day is a day to celebrate the ways in which social media has changed our lives for the better. It’s also a celebration of people — you, the people who make social media so fun, useful, informative, and enlightening.”
Social Media Day Miami will celebrate the art and craft of social media through multiple tracks that feature talks benefiting the beginner as well as advanced user.

The Miami conference will assemble more than thirty speakers who will give insightful presentations on topics related to the ever changing digital and tech worlds. The conference is FREE, but RSVP is required.

For 2013, the Arsht Center has partnered with Social Media Day Miami to bring the event to the Knight Concert Hall building – a perfect venue for the conference. The Arsht Center’s support of Social Media Day is yet another example of this institution’s commitment to the advancement of digital usage as a tool of communications among the South Florida community.

Ford Latino has also partnered with SMDAYMIA through Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) South Florida chapter to present an exciting panel about Millennials. Representatives from Ford Latino, Yelp, and the new channel Fusion (an ABC / Univision venture) will explore the GenY generation, specifically the growing Latino group, and their influences within the community.

Social Media Day Miami would like to thank its partners and media sponsors that have made possible this event: Arsht Center, Ford, Compuquip, Car2Go, OTB, GetMyFiles, Boalt, Lalchandani Simon, Social Media Club South Florida, The LAB, MPA, YELP, RefreshMiami, LATISM SFL, Philanthrofest, Livelihood, and La Nota Latina.

About the Social Media Day Miami Organizers:
Miami Social Media Day is a grassroots effort led by Miami’s most continuously active technology social entrepreneurs and social media, P.R., and marketing professionals, all of whom organize and promote the event as a way of giving back to the community. The organizers are committed to promoting businesses and organizations, which believe in their mission to spread the word about social media in a positive way that benefits all who are involved.

Originated by Alex de Carvalho, the organizing team includes Allan Tito, Blanca Stella Mejia, Brenda Leguisamo, Estrellita Sibila, Grant Stern, Janie Sederberg, JennyLee Molina, John Peter Mahoney, Liza Walton, Maria de los Angeles, Monica Lynn Herrera, Natascha Otero-Santiago, Sean O’Hanlon, Sebastian Rusk, and Steve Roitstein

Brian Lemmerman: Report on the 2013 Miami-Dade Transportation Summit 6/6/13

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Guest Report By Brian Lemmerman

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Rarely does a full-day local government-run conference in the middle of a workweek draw such a massive crowd. For that, Miami-Dade County, I applaud thee. The entire event was well-run and administered without technical difficulties. Those are our tax dollars at work.

The full day summit was split into two tracks: an infrastructure/technology track and a financial track, where expert panelists spoke about their niches and responded to public comments. As an urban planner, I opted to attend the infrastructure track. Presentations consisted of 95% background and 5% future visioning. I’m going to focus on the 5%. You can also catch the Twitter conversation at #MDCTransit13 for the next 20 or so days before the hashtag gets gobbled up by the internets.

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Miami-Dade County Mayor, Carlos Gimenez set the tone with a case for smart transit, a type of transportation that is not only efficient, but integrates with technology that makes transit readily accessible to everyone. We’re talking about kinetic rail systems and battery-powered bus rapid transit that charges through induction on the highway and can support itself off the highway for miles before returning for a recharge.

MDX’s (Miami-Dade Expressway Authority) chair, Maurice Ferre discussed his vision for retrofitting our existing highway infrastructure with these technologies to make the most of what we already have. Many audience members, including Transit Miami’s Matthew Toro pushed back on this ideal, expressing that we’re perpetuating our reliance on 20th century modes of transportation and outdated ways of thinking.

Citizen feedback was split 50/50 between topics regarding bus/rail, and topics surrounding sustainability/climate change/bicycling. The conversation around climate and cycling, topics scarcely touched on by the experts, generated significantly more audience buzz both in the crowd and on Twitter – often rousing applause. Three times consecutively, however, audience comments (including my own) addressing solar technology incorporation, sea level rise consideration and bicycle intergration were politely dismissed and tabled by the panel moderator in favor of other questions.

In the latter half of the summit, Coconut Grove Collaborative CEO, J.S. Rashid, called for the “reprioritizing of transit solutions in our communities”, expressing that supporting low-income communities with reliable public transportation is essential not only for making economic opportunity equally accessible, but also for saving employers on salary premiums paid out to the car-owning upper-middle class who generally have higher living expenses.

Toward the closing, panelists discussed how leadership drives ridership. A question from Marketing Professional, Francine Madera regarding how often each of the elected officials at the front of the room actively use public transportation revealed that, although some take the bus or MetroRail to work or for weekend excursions a couple days a week, most of the time, they drive.

Takeaways

  1. The general theme of the conference was Smart Transit with a preface of rehabilitating our existing infrastructure. Miami-Dade Transit Agencies are focused first on giving our highways a consistent experience i.e. all of the exits on the 836 Dolphin Expressway should be on the right. Then, they’re focusing on retrofitting those highways with new technologies for electric or hybrid bus rapid transit systems.
  2. Miami-Dade County doesn’t yet have canned responses for questions and comments regarding climate change, solar energy or bicycling when it comes to transit, although it was apparent that many of the panelists weren’t closed entirely off from the issues.
  3. We have to be willing to pay for everything we want. Transit authorities made it clear several times throughout the day that magical transit solutions don’t just appear out of thin air. One of the most hyperbolized quotes of the day:

Everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.

Cool Statistics Mentioned by Panelists

Fact Checking is Encouraged

  • A single Miami MetroRail car costs $3 million. A metro mover car costs $2 million.
  • Every dollar invested in transit yields $3.5 dollars in wealth for our communities.
  • 70% of Miami Transit is subsidized. The U.S. average is 50%.
  • 3% of Miami-Dade’s population uses mass transit compared to 13% in New York. When asked who in the room uses Miami’s public transportation, roughly 90% of the hands went up. >> I was just informed that these numbers put out by Maurice Ferre are entirely inaccurate. I will provide an update once I review the data.

What was Accomplished

I’m not exactly sure. Experts gave citizens the vision for the future. Citizens expressed concerns and gave constructive feedback. My hope is that civilian input will be taken into consideration when planning our next 20-30 years of transportation systems.

On another note, a small group of young people were united both in person and via Twitter. Here’s a list of people I interacted with who care deeply about the future of Miami:

Miami-Dade Expressway Authority’s Social Media manager made himself known. This a major development, given that MDX expressed a dire need to jump on social media at their council meeting back in April. His name is Mario Diaz, and can be contacted via Twitter @MDXway. Please be nice and send him informed questions and comments. He has better things to do than answer baseborn 140-character complaints from the uneducated public. He gets those all day and ignores them.

My Thoughts

To guide the conversation away from using automobiles and toward using other forms of transit, I feel that public transportation in Miami needs a full brand overhaul. If we really want people to make that shift, it won’t matter how reliable the bus schedules are or how advanced our new high-speed rail systems get. Taking the bus or the MetroRail today, you feel like a second-rate citizen – most of the time, waiting unshaded along a 6-lane freeway, sitting next to coughing strangers, breathing black diesel exhaust, avoiding the sticky seat, and wondering how those kids etched graffiti into the glass. It’s as though our current transit system was designed without human enjoyment in mind, and it has deteriorated over time as a result. Remember, it costs $3 million for a single MetroRail car.

I think it’s time we make public transportation sexy in Miami.

The way advertisers have managed to make driving sexy. Except we won’t do it with fancy cupholders and all-wheel drive. We’ll do it with unique experiences that driving doesn’t offer.

I had a conversation with Mary Adelyn Kauffman, a musician and doctoral fellow from the University of Miami, who shared with me some of the great transit experiences her travels in Germany had to offer that could work just as well here:

  • The Party Bus – a downtown circulator complete with disco ball and music to transport pub crawlers (and other people too).
  • Weekend concerts and performances on the train in partnership with local performing arts schools.
  • A monthly “Leave Your Car at Home Day” with incentives provided at local events and other venues.

Please share your thoughts and ideas here in the comments.

I also recommend reading this book: “Making Transit Fun! How to Entice Motorists from Their Cars (and onto their feet, a bike, or bus)” by Darrin Nordahl. It’s only $3 if you have a Kindle.

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Contact Your Local Transportation People

Boy, would they love to hear something positive for a change! The best way to get in touch with the people in charge of the summit to express transportation concerns is through this Miami-Dade Transportation Trust website page. If anyone can find their Facebook Page, please send me a link, and I’ll post it here.

Downtown Art Walk June 2013 Reschedule 6/14/13

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Downtown Art Walk June Reschedule
June 14, 6-10pm

Galleries from SE 3rd to NE 3rd  Street 
fridayMc Cormick Place 
Reception 6pm -10pm 
111 SW 3rd Street 
Miami, Florida 33130 
Open Artist Studios, Exhibitions, Performances 
www.mccormickplace-miami.com

McCormick Place is a vibrant production-based event space featuring various well-known artists.  Currently, it houses nine artist studios belonging to Eleazar Delgado, Scottie Flamm, Virginia Erdie, Julie Ross, Karen Kim, Manuel Rodriguez, Ana Rossi, Scott Doyle and Eva Avila.  There is also a gallery space located on the first floor.  Sean McCormick, the curator behind the venue, describes it as "a place where any idea can come to life." 
McCormick Place will proudly be hosting the MIA Animation &  Miami Short Film Festival  first floor gallery space! www.facebook.com/McCormickPlaceDowntownMiami 
 
Galleries from NE 4th  to NE 11 th Street 
The Artisan Lounge 
Open 9am- 5pm 
500 NE 1st Ave.  
Miami, Florida 33132 
http://theartisanlounge.com

“Human Rights: Human Wrongs”  
Open Artist Studios, Exhibitions, Performances 
An innovate artist studio and exhibition space for over 26 Miami artists with a monthly schedule of curated exhibitions.  Artisan Lounge currently is presenting “Human Rights- Human Wrongs",  and " Eleuthreia " Freedom Collection by Meg Wallace. Visit the art studios of David Elgena, Marcos Rodriguez, Dajo Photography, Giselle Delgado Buraye, Carolina Molina, Maximiliano Pecce, Vesna Vera, Steven Chun, Diana Pantoja, Reniel Diaz, Michael Glidden, Aurora Molina, German Molina, Pepe Mar, Espiritutara, Marcella Novella, Sol Gersh, Jacky Velis, Gustavo Roman, Maria Castillo, Janet Mueller, Virginia Quinn, W10, IRREVERSIBLE Projects & Magazine, Augusto Esquivel, Katy Stallfus, Carolina de Panfilis, and Astolfo Funes.
 
MDC Museum of Art + Design 
Open : until 5pm
600 Biscayne Blvd. -  AT NE 6th Street Miami, FL
www.mdcmoad.org

Flashback: Miami 1980s
Photographers Alexia Fodere and Donna E. Natale Planas join forces for a nostalgic exhibition pairing stills of the city with period-specific television sets.
 
Dimensions Variable | West Wing
100 NE 11th Street
Miami, FL 33132
P2V Antoine Lefebvre & P. Scott Cunningham     
An exhibition space interested in advancing artistic discourse in Miami.  The gallery provides a forum for contemporary art since 2009. Their focus is to invite national and international artists to exhibit and discuss their work along side Miami based artists. Dimensions Variable are a Knight Arts Challenge Grant recipient from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The gallery is a pioneer of the exodus from the Design District and increasingly unaffordable Wynwood to downtown Miami. Since relocating to the downtown Arthouse building last year, Dimensions Variable has continued expanding its brand of conceptually provocative and experimental offerings, drawing not only art lovers but also other local talent to join them in the neighborhood.
Dimensions Variable is run by Adler Guerrier, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova and Frances Trombly.
 
Mike Diana: Miami or Bust  
100 Ne 11th St.
Miami, FL 33132
www.basfisherinvitational.com 
In 1994, underground cartoonist, filmmaker, amateur publisher and First Amendment champion Mike Diana became the first artist ever to receive a criminal conviction for obscenity for artwork in the United States. When Mike Diana was 9 years-old, his family moved from Geneva, New York to Largo, Florida. He began to draw constantly, becoming a fan of underground comics as a teen. Soon after graduating high school, he began printing his own comics, including the series, Boiled Angel, which grew to 300 subscribers mostly in cities outside of of Florida. This is a true feat, considering that this was a time before online social media. In 1991, a copy ended up in the hands of a California law enforcement officer who falsely linked Diana with the then unsolved Gainesville student murders. The FBI was alerted, Diana was investigated but Diana was ultimately cleared of all involvement. However, the hysterics continued.
The trial judge found the work “patently offensive” and stated,
“The evident goal of the appellant’s publication is to portray shocking and graphic pictures of sexual conduct so it will be noticed. If the message is about victimization and that horrible things are happening in our society, as the appellant alleges, the appellant SHOULD HAVE created a vehicle to send his message that was not obscene.”
 
Galleries from NE 12th Street to NE 18th Street
Artopia Art Center and Masterworks 
1723 NE 2nd Avenue  
Celebrates 25 years fosters engagement in the arts and culture bringing unique events, exhibitions and programs for artists, collectors and Miami audiences.   Also featured are Masterworks of mid and late 20th century contemporary International and Latin American  masters.
 
Nina Torres Fine Art
6-10 pm
1800 N Bayshore Dr #CPl. 
NE 18th Street  
www.ninatorresfineart.com

June Contemporary Featuring :    International artists and installation by mery godigna – collett @ terrace hall Senderos 
International artists : eduardo agelvis, eumelia castro, r. Cuitlahuac g., alberto gonzalez, cristina hauk, bernardo jaureguizar, pristowscheg, jamie rubio & miguel rey + mery godigna – collet   Senderos | exhibition curated by sol bendayan : Ana luisa figueredo, beatriz kohn, carolina otero, eberth perez, eliana sevillano, henry bermudez, ismael mundaray, jorge salas, lihie talmor, luis pannier, luz maria charlita, martin morales, nadia benatar, paolo caponi and susana attias
In commemoration of Ponce de León’s discovery of Florida this exhibition celebrates 500 years of Spanish presence in the State of Florida. 
 
Centro Cultural Espanol 10am-5pm
hours 9:00 am–5:00 pm
1490 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
Latino/ Us Cotidiano
From May 23rd until August 16
This exhibition, produced by SPAIN arts & culture and the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC is supported by AECID and Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain.
Microtheater “Because I Laugh” 
Until Sunday June 23, 2013 
Microtheater is a theatrical action that consists in the representation of small plays of 15 minutes in containers for a number of no more than 15 spectators. You can join this wonderful experience and have fun in our bar and enjoy our happenings every week.

UrbanDaddy and Heineken Star Bottle Unveiling Party 6/13/13

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Thursday, June 13, 2013, 7 to 11pm
The Garden Building
175 NE 40th St
Miami, FL  33137
RSVP here

The reason for the party: the Heineken Star Bottle is arriving stateside. What this means for you: You’ll sip on the good stuff while taking in the live art installations. DJ Jessica Who will be there. Everybody will be there. Be there.

All City Slam A Tigertail Wordspeak Event For Teens 6/27/13

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All City Slam A Tigertail Wordspeak Event For Teens
allcityslamThursday, June 27, 2013, 3:30-8:30
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
2000 Convention Center Dr.
Miami Beach
tigertail.org
 
Miami’s first ever All-City Slam. With growing interest in spoken word for teens, as part of its WordSpeak project Tigertail is offering four free workshops and a slam for South Florida teens. All City Slam was launched to assist Miami Dade teens in the development of their writing and performance. 
 
Four dynamic poets, writers and directors will give hour-long workshops, Alexis Caputo, Teo Castellanos, Rudi Goblen and Deborah Magdalena. Teo Castellanos and Deborah Magdalena will co-host the slam. Cash prizes ($100 for first, $75 for second and $25 for third) will go to the top three slam winners. No need to pre-register for the workshops or slam, just show up and register on site for the workshops and slam.

All City Slam Schedule Of Events:
Workshops
3:30PM: On site workshop and slam registration
4-5PM: AFRO Diaries by Alexis Caputo, Butterfly Room
B-Boy, Beatbox and Poetry by Rudi Goblen, Banyan Room
4:30PM: On site workshop and slam registration
5-6PM: Think on Your Feet, by Deborah Magdalena, Butterfly Room
Breaking the Spoken Word Mold by Teo Castellanos, Banyan Room
 
Slam
6-6:30PM: On site SLAM registration
6:30-8:30PM: Slam

How can we create a more vibrant downtown Miami? 6/17/13

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How can we create a more vibrant downtown Miami?
Monday, June 17, 2013, 6:00pm until 8:30pm
wherebyusMiami Parking Authority DOSP
40 NW 3rd Street
Miami, Florida 33138
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WhereBy.Us is a collaborative project to create and do small, achievable projects that make Miami a better place to live.

Join us, in partnership with Awesome Foundation: Miami, for a discussion and idea brainstorm focused on what we can do together to create a more vibrant downtown. It will be really, really fun. We promise. And invite more folks for extra awesome.

Partial panel list:
Art Noriega, CEO, Miami Parking Authority
Juan Kanai, Assistant Professor, University of Miami Department of Geography and Regional Studies
Ricardo Lopez, Principal, Florez Lopez Architects
Lorry Woods, Owner, Elwoods Gastro Pub
Colin Worth, Bicycle Coordinator, City of Miami

A lot’s changed in Miami over the past few years, especially in downtown, and there’s tremendous opportunity to build an awesome, uniquely Miami place.

We’ll kick things off with a curated discussion featuring leaders from government, business and beyond who are helping shape Miami’s development. We’ll explore the opportunities and challenges of improving downtown.

Following the discussion, we’ll break out into small groups to brainstorm and plan small projects that could help create a more vibrant downtown. The best of those ideas will become official WhereBy.Us projects that we’ll make happen together in the months ahead. And at least one of those ideas will receive $1,000 in funding from Awesome Foundation Miami!

Then Swings My Soul Community Arts Program 28th Summer Concert Series 6/13/13-8/22/13

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Then Swings My Soul Community Arts Program 28th Summer Concert Series
swingJune 13 through August 22, Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.
Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ
3010 De Soto Boulevard
Coral Gables, FL

Individual General Admission Tickets:  $30 ea. in advance, $35 ea. at the door (based on availability).  
Individual Patron Tickets:  $45 ea. in advance; $50 ea. at the door (based on availability).  (Individual Patron tickets include reserved general seating within the first 5-8 rows and catered pre-concert receptions:  complimentary wine and beverage service with fine Coral Gables’ restaurant food stations.)  
Patron Series:  $240 (Save $ 30 and receive prime seating to all concerts!  Patron Series includes reserved general seating within the first 5-8 rows, and catered pre-concert gatherings:  complimentary wine and beverage service with fine Coral Gables’ restaurant food stations.)  
Mini-Patron Series:  $170 (Save $ 10 and receive prime seating to four concerts!  Choose four concerts.  Mini-Patron Series includes opening night gala reception, reserved general seating within the first 5-8 rows, and catered pre-concert gatherings:  complimentary wine and beverage service with fine Coral Gables’ restaurant food stations.)    
Order tickets: (305) 448-7421, ext. 153.  Order tickets Online.

Free and convenient parking is available. 
 
This summer, in a quiet Miami neighborhood and within the Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ’s intimate, historic Spanish-revival style setting, concert goers will have the unique opportunity to be awed and entertained by the music industry’s most-talented and revered classical and jazz figures.  These artists will perform and delight audiences on the Community Arts Program (CAP) 2013 Summer Concert Series titled Then Swings My Soul!
 
The Community Arts Program (CAP) Summer Concert Series has entertained more than 62,000 people since it began in 1985.  The Series has grown into a valued tradition and, more recently, part of a Community Arts Program that also provides music education to children within its Conservatory for the Arts.  "The Community Arts Program (CAP) Summer Concert Series is a rare opportunity to hear world-renowned artists in the intimate and beautiful Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ," says Shelton G. Berg, University of Miami Dean of the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music.  "The CAP Conservatory for the Arts provides high-quality music education to children, many of whom would otherwise be denied access to the wonder of music and the beauty of the artistic spirit."  
 
"We are very excited to again present a diverse and world-class line up of artists," says Mark Hart, Executive & Artistic Director of the Community Arts Program.  "It’s an honor to welcome concert goers from across the state and as far away as Europe, and rewarding to see the growth of our music education program for kids!  In all, we’ve come to provide exceptional cultural and educationally-enriching experiences for more than 3,000 children and adults each year!"
 
CAP 2013 Summer Concert Series Line Up
 
June 13 – Catherine Russell
Opening night of the 2013 Summer Concert Series brings a singing sensation born into musical royalty! Daughter of Louis Armstrong’s long-time musical director, Luis Russell, Grammy Award winner Catherine Russell has been making fans and friends since the 2006 release of her debut album, Cat.  Catherine’s latest release, Strictly Romancin’, was just awarded Prix du Jazz Vocal 2012 (Vocal Album of The Year) by the Jazz Academy in France.  With a Billie Holiday lyricism and Sarah Vaughan depth, Catherine Russell-with pianist Mark Shane, Matt Munisteri, guitar and Lee Hudson, bass-will bring concert goers to the edge of their seat on the way to their feet!  
 
June 27 – Orli Shaham, classical pianist
The Summer Concert Series is thrilled to present Orli Shaham, who touts an impressive international reputation as one of today’s most gifted pianists.  Recognized for her grace, subtlety and vitality, Ms. Shaham is a consummate musician also praised for many recording collaborations with her brother, violinist Gil Shaham. In a recital of Chopin, Brahms, and a unique presentation of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, concert goers will experience Orli Shaham’s prodigious skills and interpretations admired by critics over four continents.  This concert will be an evening of purely delightful music making!  
 
July 11 – Pepe Romero, classical guitarist
Pepe Romero is a true living legend in the world of classical music, honored by kings, heads of state, and major institutions. The brother of two other musical phenoms-Celin and Angel Romero-Pepe touts his most important contribution as reaching the common individual, communicating the richness and beauty of the classical guitar to millions of people throughout the world.  In a unique and special evening, the 2013 Summer Concert Series is proud to present Pepe Romero. The audience will revel in a great ambassador of classical music and, correspondingly, of the classical guitar.
 
July 25 – Brubeck Brothers Quartet  
Chris and Dan Brubeck had the unique privilege of growing up listening to, studying with, and eventually playing alongside one of the great jazz legends of our time, their father, Dave Brubeck.  Add to this heritage the fact that the musical tastes of Chris and Dan were forged in the stylistically innovative 1960’s, and you have an exciting combination of musical elements to draw upon!  With Dan at the drums and Chris on electric bass and bass trombone, an exciting evening goes over the top with the addition of guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb.  This promises to be a dynamic and compelling 2013 Summer Concert Series event, with a loving tribute to Dave Brubeck!    
 
August 8 – Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra
Featuring some of the finest jazz veterans of the Woody Herman Orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau, the Airmen of Note, and many others, the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra is dedicated to the advancement of big band jazz. Led by composer/arranger Alan Baylock, the band has a cohesive, distinctive sound that is both entertaining and inspiring, and has been lauded by fans and fellow musicians alike.  With explosive energy, ingenious re-harmonizations, imaginative melodies, tonal and rhythmic expressions and Alan’s arrangements, the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra express a great sense of joy and soulfulness.  In an incredible evening, the audience will swing to standards old and new! 
 
August 22 – John Pizzarelli
World-renowned jazz guitarist and singer, John Pizzarelli,closes the 2013 Summer Concert Series with flair!  Using performers like Nat "King" Cole, Frank Sinatra and Joao Gilberto and the songs of composers from Richard Rodgers, George Gershwin to James Taylor, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Lennon & McCartney as touchstones, John has established himself as one of the prime interpreters of the Great American Songbook and beyond, bringing to his work the cool jazz flavor of his brilliant guitar playing and singing.  Joined by his brother, bass player Martin Pizzarelli, this will be an evening that concert goers will not want to end!

Information courtesy Jazz Blues Florida

Free Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series 6/14/13

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FREE Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series
EgineFriday, June 14 | Doors Open: 7:00 p.m. | Showtime: 8:00 p.m.
Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center
174 E Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33131
www.facebook.com/DWNTWNconcerts
www.dwntwnconcerts.com

The Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series presented by Car2Go is supported by the Miami Downtown Development Authority and John S. & James L. Knight Foundation. Additional promotional sponsors include Miami.com, Miami New Times, produced by Wizard Entertainment.

Fresh off the release of her hit single “Moon of Dreams” featuring T-Pain, Rising star Egine is set to take over the Heineken Dwntwn Miami Concert Series with a free performance. 

Born to play music, Egine inherited her gifts from her father, an accomplished Bass player, and mother, a singer and vocal instructor.  At the age of three, Egine and her family left the natural, financial and political unrest in her native Armenia and migrated to Russia.  Her musical instruction started shortly thereafter at the age of seven and continued through high school, culminating in her enrollment at the State Music College of Pop & Jazz Arts in Moscow. Over the years, she has earned recognition for her craft, bringing home the Young Talents of Russia Award and being named the “Grand Champion Performer” at The World Championship of Performing Arts.  Since then, her career has sky rocketed as she won Best New Artist award in the Armenian Music Awards 2012, and reached 2 Million YouTube views on her 1st U.S. released single "If We Let It Go."

Egine broke into the Miami music scene with “Moon of Dreams,” which brought in 3.7 million hits on her YouTube channel, as well as garnered buzz from leading press outlets such as MTV, Sirus XM, Associated Press, Fuse, Artist Direct, and more.

Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, Blackbird Ordinary and Sandbar Grill Celebrate Sailor Jerry Day 6/12/13

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Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, Blackbird Ordinary and Sandbar Grill Celebrate "Sailor Jerry Day"
Wednesday, June 12th
Norman-CollinsSailor Jerry Day Bar Crawl Locations:
1) Time: 8 p.m.
Sandbar Grill – $7 Sailor Moons
3064 Grand Ave.
Miami, FL 33133

2) Time: 9:30 p.m.
Brother Jimmy’s BBQ – $5 Backyard Teas & Sailor Moons
900 S. Miami Ave., Ste. 135
Miami, FL 33130

3) Time: 11 p.m.
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Ave.
Miami. FL 33130

www.sailorjerry.com
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Sailor Jerry, the iconic Spiced Rum, today announced it will partner with popular Miami watering holes Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, Sandbar Grill and Blackbird Ordinary to host a celebration to commemorate the life of Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins, the father of the old school tattooing and the inspiration behind the rum brand itself. Recognized as “Sailor Jerry Day,” June 12th is the date Collins passed away in 1973. If Collins was alive today, he would be turning 102 years old this year.

To mark the occasion, drink specials will be available on Sailor Jerry cocktails such as the Backyard Tea (Arnold Palmer with Sailor Jerry) and Sailor Moons (shot of Sailor Jerry in a Blue Moon beer) at participating locations  throughout the evening. Fans will also be invited to join a hula hoop contest at Brother Jimmy’s BBQ for a chance to win a Sailor Jerry duffle bag filled with Sailor Jerry goodies.

Born January 14th 1911, Norman Collins was a hard living, tough Navy sea dog who set up a tattoo shop in Honolulu in the 1930’s. Over the next 40 years, he carved out a unique style that would change the face of tattooing forever.  Perfecting a deftly crafted, boldly lined style that blended American design and traditions with Asiatic coloring and sensibilities, the iconic “Sailor Jerry” tattoo has become one of the most recognizable icons of Americana, representing an authentic attitude and spirit of rebellion. Collins also revolutionized the industry by advocating for regulated standards of sterilization and sanitation that are still met in modern day tattoo shops.

Gerry Kelly Legendary Birthday Xtravaganza 6/22/13

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Gerry Kelly’s Legendary Birthday Xtravaganza
gerrykellySaturday, June 22
Red Carpet at 10:00 p.m.
Newport Beachside Resort & Hotel
Grand Lobby & Kitchen 305
16701 Collins Avenue
Sunny Isles Beach, FL. 33160

RSVP at GK@jejeconsulting.com

For VIP table service, Kitchen 305 will also have bottles special throughout the evening, including Absolut Vodka bottles for $100(++) and Premium Bottles including Grey Goose, Black Label, Patron and more for $175(++).
For dining or table reservations please call 305.749.2110.

Miami’s most anticipated summer celebration is back! Get ready to wish Miami’s Nightlife King, Gerry Kelly, a very Happy Birthday! The Newport Beachside Resort and Hotel will play to host to over 1,000 of Kelly’s closest friends for this one-of-a kind Rockstars and Royalty extravaganza!

The event will be held in the main Grand lobby, as well as in their award-winning restaurant Kitchen 305 and poolside, boasting stunning views of the Atlantic. The lobby and Kitchen 305 will be transformed into palatial settings by renowned set designers 3DX. The celebration will begin at 10:00 p.m. with a Casa Amigos Tequila cocktail reception with sumptuous hors d’oeuvres, followed by a spectacular fun filled evening.

Choreographer, Pamela Cannellas from Hot Jam Entertainment, will spearhead the entertainment for the night with a bevy of performers and stage shows. Spinning will by DJ RetroKidd, in the grand lobby, playing open format and top 40 and DJ LaTrice in Kitchen 305. In addition, get ready for a stunning informal Haute Couture Modeling by JB Couture Designs. Creating Gerry Kelly’s Royalty Birthday cake will be the renowned team at Unique Designer’s Cake.

The Flat hosts Miami Science Museum Young Patrons Happy Hour Event 6/19/13

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The Flat hosts Miami Science Museum Young Patrons Happy Hour Event
YP_Flat_6192013Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
The Flat Miami
500 South Pointe Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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RSVP: tgomez@miamisci.org
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Miami Science Museum Young Patrons will host a Summer Mixer at Sofi’s newest cocktail lounge, The Flat. Guests will enjoy complimentary bites, a welcome cocktail and night-long Happy Hour specials while mixing and mingling with fellow young professionals.

The Second Annual Miami Performance International Festival 6/1/13-6/30/13

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The Second Annual Miami Performance International Festival
performanceJune 1-30, 2013
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
2000 Convention Center Dr.
Miami Beach, FL  33139

Edge Zones Projects
60 NE 39th St,
Miami, FL 33137

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Edge Zones presents the second annual Miami Performance International Festival from June 1– 30, 2013. M/P ‘13 is an exciting four-week program of performance art accompanied by video screenings, talks and workshops that culminate in an intense 4-day event. The festival is a tremendous opportunity for the public to come face-to-face with the breadth and depth of performance art and offers visceral and challenging performance works by renowned, mid-career and emerging artists from 19 countries, as well as more than 40 national and local artists. This annual event provides a look at the creative process across a range of media, and presents cross-disciplinary, collaborative work that speaks to the high level of innovation, critical thinking, and social engagement in Miami. Events are free but availability is limited.

In celebration of Miami-Dade’s diverse art scene, works will be showcased by over 35 international artists across the city in a range of sites, including: the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and at Edge Zones Projects at the Miami Design District.

Miami Performance International Festival ‘13 is a much-needed networking platform for the art community and brings together the most important curators, artists and arts organizations from Latin America, the Caribbean and around the world.

Curated by Charo Oquet, Miami; Eliu Almonte, Dominican Republic; Pancho Lopez, Mexico, Miami will be immersed in the participation of 70 international and local artists. Unlike theater and dance, all MP ‘13 performances have no designated areas nor are they presented on a stage, but rather on the floor, dissolving the boundary between the artists and viewers. 

Artists from the UK, Austria, USA, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Portugal, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Cuba, Panama, Canada, Colombia, France, Chile, Poland and Brazil.  This dialogue will continue throughout the year on Internet platforms through the Edge Zones and Miami Performance International Festival web portal (http://www.edgezones.org) and online blogs.

All Paws on Deck event Benefiting Humane Society of Greater Miami 6/25/13

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All Paws on Deck Event Benefiting Humane Society of Greater Miami
pawsTuesday June 25, 2013, 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Carpriccio on the River
41 SE 5 Street
Miami, FL 33131
www.capriccioriver.com
Suggested Donation $20
RSVP and Pay Online

Humane Society of Greater Miami and the Monica Burguera Foundation invite you to  "All Paws on Deck" event at Capriccio on the River. Come by boat or car, bring your friends and your doggies, and enjoy complimentary appetizers and two cocktails!

You and your four-legged friend can attend a one-of-a-kind evening experience on the waterfront when you attend All Paws on Deck on Tuesday,  June 25 in Downtown Miami benefiting the Humane Society of Greater Miami and Monica Burguera Foundation. (Note: Only well behaved, vaccinated, and leashed dogs are invited.)

This event is brought to you by our young professionals group, PetNet!
If you are looking for a great way to unwind and meet other people who share your commitment to helping homeless animals, click here to read information about joining the group. Please email PetNet@humanesocietymiami.org with any question.

Taste in the Gardens 6/13/13

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Taste in the Gardens
Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
El Dorado Furniture Showroom
4200 Northwest 167th Street
Miami Gardens, FL 33054
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The Kiwanis Club of Miami Gardens is hosting the Annual Taste in the Gardens on June 13, 2013.  This is a food and wine tasting event that showcases over 25 local vendors.  Each year over 500 people participate in this event that raises money for children in the South Florida community.  Most of the proceeds will go toward providing $10,000 in scholarship money that will be awarded this year to deserving students so they have an opportunity to attend college.

Au Revoir… TIL we meet again! By Friends of MODS 6/11/13

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Au Revoir… TIL we meet again! By Friends of MODS
aurevoirevite600x900Tuesday, June 11, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Preston’s at the Riverside Hotel
620 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 3330
Register Online

You are cordially invited to an End of Season Meeting and Celebration for the officers and members of Friends of MODS!

Generously Hosted by Preston’s at the Riverside Hotel.

Admission is FREE.

Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres will be served.

For more information please contact Nicole Rodriguez at nrodriguez@mods.net or 954-712-1159

Empowering Women to Lean In 6/15/13

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Empowering Women to Lean In
Saturday, June 15, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
University of Phoenix – Miami Learning Center
11410 Northwest 20th Street, #100
Miami, FL 33172
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You are invited to take part in an open discussion of the topics highlighted in the book:   Lean In:  Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, written by Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook.  This event invites students, faculty, and community members to come together and participate in an interactive discussion on diverse topics impacting individuals in the workforce, including leadership, goal-setting, communication, among others. Join us to become re-energized and motivated by exemplary women leaders across sectors.  They will share their stories and tips on how we can “lean in” to our ambitions and pursue our goals.  It’s an event you do not want to miss!

Special Guests: 
– Marie Izquierdo, Assistant Superintendent
– Elaine Black, CEO of Liberty City Trust
– Dr. Contessa Bryant, Principal at Lenore B. Smith
– Gay Lynn Grigas, Author, Educator, & Psychotherapist
– Theresa Fitzpatrick, HR Director, Southern Command
– Susan Lowenstein, Owner of North Western Construction
– Leslie Kristof, Campus Director, University of Phoenix, South Florida Campus

Getting To Know the Media Workshop 6/25/13

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Getting To Know the Media Workshop
Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 10 a.m. to Noon
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL
To reserve a seat call 305.326.1021 or visit www.ArtsBizMiami.org.

Obviously, "the media" isn’t the monolith it used to be. There are so many options now and so many different types of media in the ever-evolving marketing landscape.  Arts groups waste a lot of time, money, and trees on fruitless media outreach.  Join the Arts & Business Council of Miami for this program, which will give you the tools you need to develop a strategic media plan. The panel of media pros will provide you with tips on how to connect with them, get their attention and get covered! There will be lots of time for Q&A and discussion. Publicity is the oxygen of recognition.  How can your arts group increase your visibility?  This workshop will give you the tools to develop a targeted media plan.

Panel:
Facilitator: Suzette Espinosa, Adrienne Arsht Center  
Harvey Burstein, Miami ArtZine 
Jordan Levin, The Miami Herald 
Hirania Luzardo, Huffington Post and HuffPost 
Nelly Rubio, CBS4 
Anne Tschida, ArtBurst 
Alicia Zuckerman, WLRN Herald News

Scholarships are available for grant recipients of the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs: Developing Arts in Neighborhoods, Hannibal Cox, Jr., Cultural Advancement, Community Grants, Youth Arts Miami; Coral Gables Grant recipients; Members of GMFEA.

Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project: Miami, FL Restoration 6/15/13

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Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project: Miami, FL Restoration
surfriderSaturday, June 15, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
North Shore Park Beach
79th Street & Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33141
Register Online

The Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project, now in its seventh year, helps keep beaches, rivers, parks and lakes across America “barefoot friendly.”  In 2013, Barefoot Wine and the Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches, along with community volunteers, are embarking on a tour of 15 cleanups nationwide, stopping in Miami, FL.

Volunteers are also invited to attend a celebration, organized by the Surfrider Foundation, featuring surf-inspired fare and a live performance by Jacob Jeffries. Tickets for the celebration are first come first serve and will be distributed at the cleanup.

Celebration
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Nikki Beach Club (celebration in the Pearl Room) 
1 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139

TattooLaPalooza Summer Edition 6/14/13-6/16/13

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TattooLaPalooza Summer Edition
tattoolapaloozaJune 14-16, Friday  4pm – Midnight
Saturday  Noon – Midnight
Sunday Noon – 10pm
Hyatt Regency Hotel
400 South East Second Ave.
Miami, Florida 33131

General Admission – 1 Day Pass
$20.00 in advance
$25.00 at the door
General Admission – 3 Day Pass
$40.00 in advance
$60.00 at the door
Children 12 and under are FREE.

TattooLaPalooza is not only a tattoo convention but an all around art convention. We encourage artists of all mediums to become a part of this great event. Come get Tattooed at TattooLaPalooza Tattoo & Fine Art Extravaganza. Featuring over 300 world famous artists, live entertainment, live art performances, one of a kind tattoo contests, unique vendors,prize giveaways and more.

A tattoo convention is a meeting and exhibition for tattoo practitioners and enthusiasts,as well as anyone who wishes to see the world of tattooing up close. Tattoo conventions range from small events sponsored by a local business that may last a day, to major international conventions spanning a weekend or the better part of a week. They may include contests and exhibitions, booths selling tattoo-related items and even booths rented for use by tattoo artists who work during the convention. Collectors may attend conventions specifically to obtain a tattoo from a particular visiting artist.

Other events may include professional events such as workshops and meetings as well as social events. Contests, usually restricted to registered participants, usually feature a variety of categories: portraits, new school, traditional, black-and-gray, tribal, oriental, backpieces, sleeves and so on.

Judging may be by vote or by a panel of judges.

LiftUp! Educational Events: Research 6/13/13

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plmlogoproLiftUp! Educational Events: Research
Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
The LAB Miami
400 Northwest 26th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Purchase Tickets Online

Research is more than a step in the scientific method. Join us as Anthony Mundis, founder of Impossible Real research firm, explains how market research could make the difference for your business or startup.

Free Play Reading of Evicted at GableStage 6/10/13

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Free Play Reading of Evicted at GableStage 
Monday, June 10th at 7:30pm
GableStage at the Biltmore
1200 Anastasia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134

No Reserved Seats / No Admission Charge

A reading of Evicted A Modern Lear Tale by Richard Janaro directed by Margaret M. Ledford with Alex Alvarez, Ryan Didato, Lindsay Fogey, David Kwiat,  Deborah L. Sherman, and Christian Vandepas

Gabriel Plunkett and his wife Lorelei are living on the streets after he loses his lucrative job as CEO of an investment company. Dissatisfied clients have sued him for all his money, and his furniture has been repossessed. He is still arrogant, however (like Lear) until an encounter with other street people during a wind and rain storm causes him to discover the humanity buried deep inside him.

Valet parking is available.
Free parking is available in the Biltmore parking area west of the hotel.

Red Dot Art Fair 2013 12/3/13-12/8/13

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Red Dot Art Fair
Tuesday, December 3rd, Opening Reception to benefit Million Trees Miami, 6am – 10pm
reddotWednesday, December 4th, 11am – 7pm
Thursday, December 5th, 11am – 8pm
Friday, December 6th, 11am – 8pm
Saturday, December 7th, 11am – 8pm
Sunday, December 8th, 11am – 6pm
Wynwood Art District
NW 31st Street and NE 1st Avenue (Midtown Blvd.)
Miami, FL 33137
www.reddotfair.com .

Red Dot Art Fair  is pleased to announce its return to the Wynwood Art District in Miami,  December  3 – 8, 2013. Red Dot will remain in the same prime location, adjacent to Art  Miami, which runs concurrent to Art Basel Miami Beach.Building upon its reputation as  a  diverse  fair,  Red  Dot  will  offer  a  unique  selection  of  approximately  60  galleries  exhibiting painting, sculpture, photography and fine-art objects.  The  opening  reception  on  Tuesday,  December  3rd,  will  benefit  Million  Trees  Miami.  Million  Trees  Miami  Campaign  is  a  Community-wide effort  to plant  1 million  trees  by  2020 in order to achieve a 30% tree canopy cover for Miami-Dade county. Million Trees  Miami  has  partnered with  the Miami-Dade Parks Foundation,  a  nonprofit  organization  that aims to preserve parks and green space. Red Dot is proud to support such a great  cause.

Red Dot  Fair  Miami  strives to create a  fair  for  galleries specializing in  emerging, midcareer and established artists that present work of lasting value. The luxurious layout of  the 60 thousand square foot tented venue will  provide visitors with a sophisticated and  friendly environment to view artwork presented by the galleries. Red Dot is excited about  being part of  Miami’s vibrant art scene and its great fabric of  galleries, museums and cultural institutions.

4th Annual Healthy and Free Juneteenth Celebration 6/15/13

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4th Annual “Healthy & Free” Juneteenth Celebration and Free Family Fun Day
juneteenth_flyer_frontSaturday, June 15, 2013, from 12:00pm (Noon) until 7:00 pm
Pompey Park
1101 NW 2ND Street
Delray Beach, FL

Juneteenth is a celebration that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
 
Our Juneteenth Family Fun Day will offer a day of fun games and activities for children in our kid’s pavilion including face painting, a bounce house, art projects & games. Stage entertainment will include a free concert in the park with performances by the Legends Band with the Balladaire and Terry Parker, Ms. Gospafunk (of the Alexander Sisters gospel group), Army Gideon Band, Ultimate Proof and Reflections as well performances by the members of Winners by Design Girls Mentoring Group and the Delray Divas Step Teams.
 
Our Health & Resource Fair will offer free health screenings and testing, access to resources and information providers in the gymnasium from 12pm to 4:00pm. We have also invited representatives from service organizations to provide attendees with information about programs that are available to residents including senior services, credit repair and much needed family resources.  Outside, the One Blood mobile blood bank van will conduct a blood drive and bone marrow registry. 
 
A Teen Dance to commemorate Juneteenth, which will be held from 8:00 pm – 11:00pm with Dj AK Biggwagon Driver with a live performance by “Reflections”. Please note: A $7 admission fee will be charged to attend the Teen Dance.
 
 
To learn more about the Juneteenth Family Fun Day and Health Fair, please contact the One Love-One Community organization at (954) 607-8989 or by E-mail at info@love-community.org  or visit www.love-community.org.
 
Hosted by One Love-One Community Foundation in partnership with Delray Beach Park & Recreation Department.

Refresh Miami: Growth Hacking 6/27/13

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Refresh Miami: Growth Hacking
June 27 @ 7:30PM
Venue TBD

Remember to RSVP
Feel free to donate or get a VIP ticket if mood strikes you.
VIP & Donation Tickets get priority seating.

growth hacker (noun) – one whose passion and focus is pushing a metric through use of a testable and scalable methodology.

“Growth hacker” is a new word for most but a long held practice among the best internet marketers and product managers in Silicon Valley. With mass media fading away and the onslaught of mass customization & niching on the web, marketing as we known it for the past 100 years has died. People are awash with mounds of data and marketing fatigue is at an all-time high. Users are drowning and won’t pay attention to the next best widget, regardless of how good it is. Distribution is now the number one problem that faces every product and every startup.

Aaron Ginn: I am a growth hacker. I apply my study of people and metaphysics to marketing, product development, and entrepreneurship. I live and breathe distribution. My approach is product driven, data inspired, and cross-disciplinary (pulling in my experience with philosophy and behavioral economics). I’ve helped grow the Romney Campaign to the millions and StumbleUpon’s users by tens of millions.

Also we’ll be having a limited seating hands on workshop with Aaron Ginn, Friday June 28th from 9am – 12pm.
Refresh Card Members, you will receive a 25% discount coupon code shortly.

Free Food, Free Beer, Free Wine, and Free Networking.. What more could you ask for?

Wynwood Kitchen and Bar Taste of the Americas Series June 2013

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Wynwood Kitchen & Bar June "Taste of the Americas" Series
Thursdays, June 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th
Wynwood Kitchen & Bar
2550 N.W. 2nd Avenue

Ample street parking and valet are available
www.wynwoodkitchenandbar.com
www.facebook.com/wynwoodkitchenandbar .

Wynwood Kitchen & Bar is continuing its popular ‘Taste of the Americas’ series by showcasing the cuisine of Peru every Thursday throughout June. For a limited time, diners can delight in the gourmet fare of Peru beginning on Thursday, June 6.  The signature a la carte menu will be available every Thursday throughout the month for lunch or dinner. Menu is as follows:
 
Papas A La Huancaina ($7)
Potatoes in an aji amarillo sauce
 
Shrimp Ceviche ($14)
Roasted tomatoes, red onions
 
Chupe De Marisco ($16)
Seafood stew with clams, shrimp and squid
 
Passion Fruit Pisco Cocktail ($12)

One Drop Theory- EP Release Showcase 6/28/13

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One Drop Theory- EP Release Showcase
onedropJune 28, 2013, 8 – 11 pm
Dimensions Variable
100 NE 11th Street
Miami, FL 33132.

Join us for a one night EP release showcase for Miami’s indielectro pop duo One Drop Theory.

Dimensions Variable is pleased to host the CD release event for Miami’s indielectro pop duo One Drop Theory. The event will be on Friday, June 28th, 2013 at 8pm. The duo will perform live and cocktails will be served.

One Drop Theory’s self titled release is a collaborative EP endeavor between Susie Green & Isaac Bichachi. After several years of working in the music industry as writers and producers, these two classically trained Miami musicians decided to combine past and future to create an alternate present. The album crafts One Drop Theory’s delicate composition sensibilities and mastery of synthesized sounds with powerful vocals.

Green’s melodic voice and sampler interventions weave life into Bichachi’s synthetic electronic and production. Tracks like Rails, an electronic instrumental roller coaster ride show off the duo’s passion for electronic compositions. The groups most hypnotic track called Fool’s Circle is best described by a quote from Albert Einstein: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result." This quote highlights the track and sheds light on how individuals and society don’t learn from their mistakes and continue to cycle around the same vicious loop. And finally, an anthem for all those who feel marginalized, Freak Flag establishes a banner in which to stand united.

Saks Fifth Avenue Father’s Day Fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 6/15/13

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Saks Fifth Avenue Father’s Day Fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
saksThursday, June 13 to Saturday, June 16
Saks Fifth Avenue Dadeland
7687 North Kendall Drive
Miami, FL 33156

Saks Fifth Avenue celebrates Father’s Day each year with a special initiative aimed at providing customers with gift options perfect for dad. In 2013, Saks is showcasing the small items, such as lapel accents, watches, socks, fragrance, laces, bowties and jewelry, that customers can give to dads for Father’s Day to transform and rejuvenate their wardrobes.

As Saks focuses on the little things that can make a big difference in fashion, it too is focusing on the “little things” that make the biggest difference in a Father’s life—his children—by hosting a charitable shopping event in partnership with St. Jude. Saks Fifth Avenue will donate 5% of all men’s purchases between Thursday, June 13 and Sunday, June 16 up to $25,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to benefit research.

“The Saks Fifth Avenue Father’s Day Event pays tribute to the little things that make a big difference in our community: our children,” says Thomas Ott, SVP GMM Menswear, Home, Food & Gifts. “We proudly support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. With any men’s purchase, customers will have the opportunity to give their fathers a gorgeous gift from Saks and a donation towards children’s health.”

The initiative will be supported with a special series of in-store events, special visual statements, advertisements, and a catalog and gift guide for customers. Attached is a gift guide featuring Saks’ favorite “Little Things” for Father’s Day.

MMT at Downtown Art Walk 6/7/13

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MMT at Downtown Art Walk
mmtFriday, June 7, 6:00pm until 10:00pm
The Artisan Lounge
500 NE 1st avenue
Miami, Florida 33132
theartisanlounge.com

Join us this Friday at Artisan Lounge for Miami’s Downtown Art Walk!

We are partnering with Artisan Lounge for their "Human Rights: Human Wrongs" exhibit and will be showcasing local Miami artists making bold statements with their live theater performances.
Such as: Joshua Jean-Baptiste’s "Space Apes," a one person show about an inmate re-entry program counselor being audited by the ever intruding Executive board members.

Find us in the back parking lot, showing performances every half hour.

MMT at Downtown Art Walk 6/7/13

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MMT at Downtown Art Walk
mmtFriday, June 7, 6:00pm until 10:00pm
The Artisan Lounge
500 NE 1st avenue
Miami, Florida 33132
theartisanlounge.com

Join us this Friday at Artisan Lounge for Miami’s Downtown Art Walk!

We are partnering with Artisan Lounge for their "Human Rights: Human Wrongs" exhibit and will be showcasing local Miami artists making bold statements with their live theater performances.
Such as: Joshua Jean-Baptiste’s "Space Apes," a one person show about an inmate re-entry program counselor being audited by the ever intruding Executive board members.

Find us in the back parking lot, showing performances every half hour.

Neil Gaiman Book Signing of The Ocean at the End of the Lane at Temple Judea 6/23/13

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Neil Gaiman Book Signing of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
neilgaimanbyKimberlyButlerJun 23 2013 2:00 pm
Temple Judea
5500 Granada Boulevard
Coral Gables, Florida
33134-5008
Purchase Now

Meet one of the world’s most beloved storytellers Neil Gaiman reading and signing The Ocean at the End of the Lane (William Morrow, $25.99)

Tickets and Signing Guidelines: Vouchers are required for this event and may be purchased at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Miami Beach or Bal Harbour Shops. Purchase a copy of The Ocean at the End of the Lane ($25.99 + tax) and you will receive one voucher. This voucher entitles you to receive (1) one copy of The Ocean at the End of the Lane and also serves as your entry for (1) person to Neil Gaiman’s talk and book signing at Temple Judea.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane will be published on June 18 and you may claim your copy of the book any time after publication at a Books & Books location, or at the event on June 23. Your voucher will be stamped to reflect whether or not you have claimed your book. You must show your voucher and attached receipt to claim entrance to the event, so please remember to bring it with you that day. Books & Books is NOT responsible for lost or stolen vouchers.

There will be a book signing to follow Neil’s talk and Q&A with the audience.

Read more instructions here.

Miami New Times Iron Fork Presented by Downtown Development Authority 8/1/13

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Miami New Times Iron Fork Presented by Downtown Development Authority
ironforkThursday, August 1, 7:00PM – 10:00 pm
Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL, 33132
Buy Tickets Online

VIP: 6 – 10 p.m.
GA: 7 – 10 p.m.
Tickets: VIP: $65 advance, $90 at the door
GA: $35 advance, $55 at the door
This event is 21 and over

Miami New Times’ Iron Fork is Miami’s most hotly anticipated culinary event. This year on August 1st, we up the ante by partnering with the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau to kick off two months of discounted three-course meals at Miami’s best restaurants during Miami Spice.

Planned at the beautiful Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts, in Downtown Miami, the 2013 Iron Fork will draw thousands of food lovers from across Greater Miami. They will watch two of our cities finest chefs go pot-to-pot in a sizzling showdown for supremacy overseen by famed “Mango Gang” veteran Allen Susser.

Each competitor will receive a basket of foodstuffs-plus one secret ingredient-then create a tantalizing creation before a panel of local celebrity chefs hand selected by Chef Allen. The winner will receive the prestigious New Times Iron Fork award, signifying the area’s top toque. For more info on the Miami Spice Dining Program go to ilovemiamispice.com. Chop to it!

The sixth-annual Miami New Times Iron Fork/Miami Spice Kick-off Event, presented by the Downtown Miami Development Authority, will be held this year on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s unique VIP experience will invite dining aficionados to wine and dine directly on the stage of the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Knight Concert Hall, as they enjoy food and entertainment inspired by Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Getaway, the largest ship to homeport in Miami beginning in February.

VIP guests will get a taste of Norwegian Getaway’s headline entertainment as they experience  performances by seven-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Legally Blonde. Guests who purchase general admission tickets will also have the opportunity to enjoy this musical medley from the theater’s box seats and second tier. Four performances will be offered throughout the evening, starting at 7:00 p.m.

Guests visiting Norwegian’s VIP Stage Lounge will also enjoy culinary delights inspired by Ocean Blue by Geoffrey Zakarian, Norwegian Getaway’s seafood restaurant created by the celebrity chef and Food Network star,  and sip on tasty libations provided by Miami Spice sponsors.

Iron Fork will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. and will feature delectable creations by more than 45 Miami Spice luxury and fine-dining restaurants for an evening of gourmet food selections, delicious beverages, and live entertainment. Music performers will include JUke, Aaron Lebos Reality, and Steve Acho. Guests who prefer a more intimate dining experience may purchase VIP tickets, which include entry to the event one hour early, at 6 p.m., and access to the Norwegian Cruise Line VIP Stage Lounge.

For more information on Iron Fork, please visit NewTimesIronFork.com or “like us” on Facebook at fb.com/miaminewtimes. For more information on Miami Spice, please visit www.ilovemiamispice.com. For more information on Norwegian Cruise Line and the new Norwegian Getaway, please visit www.ncl.com.

Grand Opening of Zeidy’s Men’s Gift Store in Miami Beach 6/13/13

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Grand Opening of Zeidy’s Men’s Gift Store in Miami Beach
Zeidy's_Sailboats and Toy CarsThursday, June 13th, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Zeidy’s
450 W. 41st Street
Miami Beach, Fl. 33140
(next to The Forge Restaurant)

Shopping for Father’s Day will be smooth sailing thanks to a new retail destination in Miami Beach called Zeidy’s. The men’s store will host a special Grand Opening “Wine & Cheese” event. Guests are invited to enjoy a relaxing glass of wine while perusing the store for the perfect Father’s Day gifts. There will also be chocolate treats courtesy of Schakolad Chocolate Factory in Miami Beach. The event is free and open to the public. Media and guests must RSVP by emailing info@thinkpeacock.com.

From luxury toy cars to decorative sailboat replicas, Zeidy’s features an assortment of gifts and accessories that appeal to men of all ages. For example, the store carries over 40 different types of modern and historic sailboat models including famous ships like the Titanic. Car aficionados will love Zeidy’s collection of miniature Ferraris, Mercedes-Benz and antique inspired toy cars.  The shop also sells designer brand watches, wine accessories, Stonehenge neckties, cufflinks and leather wallets.  
 
Zeidy’s regular store hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. every Monday through Friday. The store is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Get Connected Mix and Mingle benefiting National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE) 6/19/13

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“Get Connected Mix and Mingle” benefiting National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE)
getconnectedWednesday, June 19, 2013, 6:30pm until 9:30pm
Machiya
3252 NE 1st Ave.STE 116
Miami, Florida 33137

$20 admission includes a Complimentary “Welcome drink” Machiya’s signature Black Diamond cocktail, delicious appetizers and business card raffles with amazing prizes!

Freedom Concierge Services and Strictly Business Networking Group invites you to join us for “Get Connected” to benefit the National Voices of Equality, Education and Enlightenment whose mission is to prevent bullying, suicide prevention and school violence.

Student volunteers are needed for community service hours. Please email info@NVEEE.org

Complimentary “Welcome drink” and appetizers.

Business card raffle with amazing prizes!!

Taste of the Gables 6/6/13

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tasteofthegablesTaste of the Gables
Thursday, June 6, 6:30pm until 8:30pm
The Westin Colonnade
180 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida
Website

Buy Tickets Online

General Admission: $25 in advance / $35 the day of the event
VIP Admission: $50 in advance / $65 the day of the event.

The 6th annual Taste of the Gables is back to kick off Coral Gables Restaurant Week on Thursday, June 6th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Westin Colonnade, 180 Aragon Avenue! Taste samplings from 20 of your favorite Coral Gables Restaurant Week participants, vote for your “Best Taste of the Gables,” and try a cocktail or two! Presented by Barcardi USA Inc , there will be plenty of food and activites, so come with an empty stomach! Tickets are on sale now, so get yours before they sell out.

June Beats After Sunset At Bass 6/7/13

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June Beats After Sunset At Bass
beatsjunefriday | june 7th | 8–11pm
Bass Museum of Art
2100 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL  33139

first fridays of every month | art + music happy hour | free for members!
sponsored by Hendrick’s Gin

• exhibitions on view:
from picasso to koons: the artist as jeweler
eve sussman | rufus corporation
tc: temporary contemporary
egyptian gallery

• beats by tbd
• beats after party at rokbar: beats guests get one free drink at rokbar from 11pm – 12am!
• non-members: $10

host committee
michal amedia | nick d’annunzio | kenny araujo | franky arriola | fabian basabe | yossi bibas | melissa brown | yissel cabrera | gino campodonico | elizabeth eidelson | amanda israel | alexander anthony mijares | jipsy | wes pearce | aaron resnick | steven j. rodriguez | bette ann schlossberg

Miami Finance Forum/Terrapinn Happy Hour at Four Seasons Hotel 5/17/13

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Miami Finance Forum/Terrapinn Happy Hour
4seasonsinvite_June-2013Monday June 17th 5:30pm
Four Seasons Hotel
1435 Brickell Ave
Miami, FL

Complimentary for MFF Members
$30 for Non-Members
Please register and pre-pay!

Join Miami Finance Forum and Terrapinn
 
For Networking Happy Hour at Four Season Hotel on Brickell at the exhibition hall! Network with the top finance professionals in South Florida along with the participants of the Private Equity World LatAm 2013 conference! Enjoy an open bar and light appetizers.

Stiletto Strut at Bloomingdale’s 6/6/13

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Stiletto Strut at Bloomingdale’s
stilettoThursday, June 6 from 6-8pm
Bloomingdale’s Aventura
Ladies Shoes, Level
119555 Biscayne Blvd.
Aventura, Florida 33180

To enter, participants can RSVP at rbeck@swsg.org  for a suggested $50 donation fee, all proceeds to benefit SWSG. All registered participants will also have access to Bloomingdale’s VIP lounge including sips & sweets, beauty stations, gifts and more.

Miami women are invited to strut their stuff down the runway in their best 3-inch heels (or higher!) for a cause at Bloomingdale’s Aventura, benefiting Strong Women, Strong Girls (SWSG), a local non-profit that fosters high aspirations among low-income grade school girls.

Our panel of judges, featuring Local 10 entertainment reporter MJ Acosta, fashion blogger Kelly Saks of KellysKlosetBlog.com, and Bloomingdale’s At Your Service Personal Shopper Godfrey Del Rio, will vote on each contestants’ strut; the contestants with the top three best struts will go home with prizes provided by Bloomingdale’s Aventura, including a pair of Gucci stilettos!

And if strutting in stilettos isn’t your thing, supporters are welcome to shop for a cause! Bloomingdale’s is proud to donate 10 percent of tracked sales on June 6, June 7 and June 8 back to SWSG. Supporters should ask their sales associate for a duplicate receipt of their purchase and place it in the redemption box located in Ladies Shoes on Level 1.

In addition, Bloomingdale’s is happy to extend to participants our Friends & Family savings offer throughout the store (Certain exclusions apply. Please see a sales associate for details. )

Make-A-Wish at The Hoxton 6/6/13

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hoxtonMake-A-Wish at The Hoxton
June 6 2013 6pm-10pm
The Hoxton
1111 Southwest 1st Avenue
Miami, FL 33130

Tickets $50

The who’s who of Miami will surely be out for this Social Networking Event for a Good Cause. Casino Night for Charity at the Hoxton Miami, To Benefit the Kaminstein Foundation and Silent Auction to Benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation. Ticket Includes – Open Bar by Zacapa Rum and Jose Quervo Tequila, $20 Credit on the Casino Tables (Poker, Black Jack and Roulette), DJ Sets, lots of Paparazzi and Celebrities. Celebrities in attendance, Real House Wives of Miami, SuperModel Gabriela Dias, Select Cast from Univision and Telemundo, and Hopefully the Heat players will not be in attendance.

Gerry Kelly’s Legendary Birthday Celebration 6/22/13

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Gerry Kelly’s Legendary Birthday Celebration
gellySaturday, June 22, 10:00pm
Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort
16701 Collins Avenue
Sunny Isles Beach, Fl. 33160

For guests that would like to dine before the celebration, KITCHEN 305 has created a special Surf & Turf dinner for $35 per person beginning at 7:00 p.m. For VIP table service, Kitchen 305 will also have bottles special throughout the evening, including Absolut Vodka bottles for $100 (++) and Premium Bottles including Grey Goose, Black Label, Patron and more for $175 (++). For dining or table reservations please call305.749.2110. The official celebration begins with Red Carpet arrivals at 10:00 p.m. followed by an open CasAmigos Cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception until 11:00 p.m.

Newport Beachside Resort and Hotel will play to host to over 1,000 of Kelly’s closest friends for this one-of-a kind extravaganza! The event will be held in the main Grand lobby of the spectacular resort, in their award-winning restaurant Kitchen 305 and poolside, boasting stunning views of the Atlantic. The grand lobby and adjoining Kitchen 305 will be transformed into a palatial setting by renowned designers 3DX. The celebration will begin at 10:00 p.m. with a cocktails and hors d’oeuvres reception and will be followed by a spectacular evening filled with music, performances, dancing and fun! In keeping with the "Gerry Kelly style", this year’s theme will be Rockstars and Royalty! 
 
A Former Couture Fashion designer, Kelly has played a significant role in placing South Beach and Miami, on the world’s nightlife map and has been credited for opening some of the most incredible hotspots in the Southern United States. Venues include, Sean Penn’s Bash, Shadow Lounge, Level, Karu & Y and The Fifth, to mention a few. He is hailed as a Miami’s Nightlife Guru and as the Associated Press very eloquently described him, "Gerry Kelly is to Nightlife what the Queen of England is to Royalty. " His events and productions have attracted the "Who’s Who" of the Celebrity A-List, as well as international renowned personalities, such as Former President Clinton, Sean Combs a.k.a P. Diddy, Busta Rhymes, Angelica Houston, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Russell Simmons, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Attorney General Janet Reno, Lauren Hutton, Faye Dunaway, Paris Hilton, Lenox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Ana Nicole Smith, Enrique Iglesias, Carlos Ponce, Sonya Braga, Nelly Furtado, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, Ivana and Ivanka Trump and many more!
 
Joining this year’s celebration will be none other than George Clooney and Randy Gerber’s, Casamigos Tequila. This refined and exceptional tequila has won several national awards and received recognition and accolades from even the most discerning connoisseur. Creating Gerry Kelly’s Royal cake will be non-other than, the internationally renowned and award winning dynamic duo, Carolina Montoya and Luis Fernando Puga of Unique Designer’s Cakes.  Their edible scale creations have been featured in publications across the globe and have attracted many celebrity clients.
 
Spearheading the entertainment for the evening will be Choreographer, Pamela Cannellas from Hot Jam Entertainment, with a bevy of performers and stage shows throughout the evening. In addition, get ready for a stunning informal Haute Couture Modeling by JB Couture Designs. Spinning thru the night will by DJ RetroKidd, in the grand lobby, playing open format and top 40 and DJ LaTrice in Kitchen 305.

Miami Rail Issue 5 Release Party at Lester’s 6/5/13

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Miami Rail Issue 5 Release Party
miamirailJune 5, 7-10 Pm
Lester’s
2519 Nw 2nd Ave
Miami, Fl 33127

Issue 5 Release Party!
Join Us This Wednesday @ Lester’s To Celebrate The Release Of Issue 5 Of The Miami Rail.
Pick Up A Copy Of The New Issue And Enjoy Music By Djs Hundreds, Los Manos Aqui And Catorce Leches.

The Miami Rail is an editorially independent expansion of the Brooklyn Rail.  
The Miami Rail is made possible by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which fosters informed and engaged communities.

Opening Reception Unpredictable Patterns of Behavior Opening Reception 6/5/13

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Opening Reception Unpredictable Patterns of Behavior Opening Reception
unpredictibleWednesday, June 5, 2013, 6-10 pm
ArtCenter/South Florida’s Richard Shack Gallery
800 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach
Project 924
924 Lincoln Road, Second Floor
Miami Beach
The Listening Gallery, Under the Awnings
800-810 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach

Curated by Ombretta Agro’ Andruff, Unpredictable Patterns of Behavior presents 12 artists, architects and composers that relate to patterns in very unique and distinctive ways. Whether they extrapolate natural patterns and integrate them in their art-making processes, or play with geometrical patterns, or yet create their own patterns inspired by existing man-made landscapes or by invented systems, they all offer us the opportunity to go beyond the pure aesthetic enjoyment of the artworks featured in the galleries, and reflect upon the patterns that served as their inspirations. This exhibition is a sequel to Agro’ Andruff’s 2012 New York exhibition, “(Un) Folding Patterns.”  The New York show focused on the relationship between mathematics and the visual arts. This sequel explores how creative minds interpret patterns across the artistic disciplines.

Teatro Avante Presents: XXVIII International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami 7/11/13-7/28/13

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Teatro Avante Presents: XXVIII International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami
IHTF_2013_MPSJuly 11 – 28
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
Buy Tickets Online

A Tribute to Peru

Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House)
The acclaimed International Hispanic Theatre Festival (IHTF) of Miami celebrates its 28th season with some of the best theater companies from Latin America, Europe and the United States.

Presented by Teatro Avante, American Airlines, Adrienne Arsht Center and Teatro Prometeo at Miami Dade College.

Banned film The Attack Screening and Q&A with Exiled Director 6/4/13

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Banned film The Attack Screening and Q&A with Exiled Director
TheAttack_hi-res_INSIDER_zpsce32a7deTuesday, June 4th at 6:45 PM
MDC’s Tower Theater
1508 SW 8th Street
Little Havana
Purchase Tickets Online
(Or FREE if you join Miami Film Society today!)

The Attack (L’attentat)
a film by Ziad Doueiri
Based on Yasmina Khadra’s controversial international bestseller L’attentat
Lebanon, France, Qatar, Belgium | drama | 104 min. | trailer
Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles

An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.

The Attack begins with a hero unusual to cinema: a Palestinian who is a citizen of Israel and a surgeon in a Tel Aviv hospital. Dr. Amin Jaafari (Ali Suliman) is on the verge of receiving a prestigious award from his peers when he gets a frantic cell phone call from his wife Siham. It is the last time he will ever hear her voice. A bomb goes off in a nearby café, and dozens of victims are brought to the hospital for treatment. Siham is among the dead, but not among the victims; incomprehensibly, this educated, upper-middle class woman was carrying the suicide bomb.

Amin’s world is turned upside down; how could his own wife, the love of his life, commit such an atrocity? The Attack is about Amin’s overwhelming feelings of futility as he attempts to make sense of a terrorism born in his own home. Yet writer/director Ziad Doueiri’s film is not despairing. It makes horror personal; it asks us what changes can we make in our own world? The recent wounds of the Boston marathon bomb give us an even more visceral emotional participation.

In a shocking and discouraging twist, in mid-May of this year, the League of Arab States instructed its 22 member nations to boycott The Attack, as Lebanese-born Doueiri shot the film in Israel, where it is forbidden for Lebanese citizens to travel. All release plans for this important and topical, dialogue-creating film in those nations have now been cancelled. Currently exiled in Paris, Doueiri will participate in a live question and answer session with the audience after the screening. – Jaie Laplante

This screening is co-sponsored by Coral Gables Art Cinema.

LIVE Q&A session with exiled writer/director Ziad Doueiri  following the screening via Skype

#MiamiFF | miamifilmfestival.com
Produced and Presented by Miami Dade College

FrostArt Presents Who Are We? Who Are They? Opening 6/8/13

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FrostArt Presents Who Are We? Who Are They? Opening
Saturday, June 8, 2013, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
frostmuseum-05-31-13The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum.
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL 33199

Admission:  FREE

FrostArt (The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU) introduces two new exhibitions, both of which feature art as a tool to establish identity: How we see ourselves and how we perceive others, now and in the past. The two exhibitions, Six Degrees of Separate Nations: Ebony G. Patterson and Peterson Kamwathi, and Borders of Paradise: In the Eyes of Explorers, will have an opening reception on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Frost Art Museum, from 6pm-8pm. The wine and hors d’oeuvres reception is open to the public and free of charge.

The featured artists in the Six Degrees of Separate Nations, Ebony G. Patterson and Peterson Kamwathi, are from vastly different parts of the world, Jamaica and Kenya, respectively. Despite the geographical distance between them, they ironically share much in common. The influence of colonialism and the repercussions of colonial history have impacted how these artists perceive themselves today, as well as how they place themselves in proximity to the "other". A significant theme underlying both artists’ work – and thus the exhibition – is the examination of social behavior, specifically that of performance and theatricality. Ebony’s documentation, staging and appropriation of contemporary fashion, its insignia and pattern, explore the implicit link of dress code to social and political expression. Peterson Kamwathi, on the other hand, depicts theatrical social performance without appropriating its modes; rather taking on the role of an observer, he extra cts modes of behavior, staging scenarios that express the farcical nature of masquerade inherent to social conventions, and imposed political norms that are both inherited from colonial rule, and re-appropriated.

The exhibition, curated by Claire Breukel, will feature a collaborative installation where the artists will meet for the first time and respond to each other’s work. The Six Degrees of Separate Nations exhibition will run through September 8, 2013. The opening reception will be preceded by a panel discussion with the artists, the curator and guest speaker, University of Miami Professor Patricia Saunders, at 4:00 p.m., also at the Frost Art Museum. Like the reception, the panel discussion is open to the public and free of charge.

The second exhibition opening on June 8, Borders of Paradise: In the Eyes of Explorers, focuses on historical identity. Imagined and exaggerated depictions of the new continent and its offerings persisted through the nineteenth century, satisfying the appetites of curious Europeans hungry for tales of mysterious lost paradises and evolving primitive worlds. This exhibition, curated by Cynthia Duval of the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, features maps, etchings and engravings, many of which appeared in literary works, which helped to reinforce and shape the Old World’s skewed perception of life in the New World. The Borders of Paradise exhibition will run through August 25, 2013.

In addition to these new exhibits, the following current exhibitions will be on display at the Museum on June 8:
• José Manuel Ballester: Concealed Spaces
• Deep Blue by Javier Velasco
• Spanish Colonial Art: The Beauty of Two Traditions

Image: Ebony Patterson, Brella Krew (detail), 2012-2013, From the Family series, (Detail of 3 panel triptych), Image courtesy the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery

Miami Habitat ReStore Grand Opening 6/29/13

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Miami Habitat ReStore Grand Opening
June 29, 2013, beginning at 10:00 AM.
Miami Habitat ReStore
20811 S. Dixie Highway
Cutler Bay, FL 33189
 
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami’s ReStore, the nonprofit home improvement store and donation center that helps build homes in communities worldwide, will open its doors on Saturday, June 29th.
 
The newly formed Miami Habitat ReStore will feature furniture, appliances, building materials and much more.
 
“The Restore gives the general public the opportunity to purchase excellent home goods at magnificent prices, while helping Habitat raise funds towards our mission of building safe, affordable homes for families in need. It is a real win-win,” said Mario Artecona, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami.
 
The Miami Habitat ReStore will continue to feature great deals while giving customers the opportunity to help end poverty housing in Miami-Dade as proceeds from the ReStore go directly to Habitat’s mission of helping those in need of simple, decent housing.
 
After the June 29th opening, the Miami Habitat ReStore will continue to serve the community Tuesday-Friday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM and 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM on Saturdays.
 
In addition to providing great home improvement deals to Miami-Dade County, Habitat ReStore is asking for donations of new and used household items and building materials, and offering rewarding experiences for volunteers. Donations are accepted at the store, or by calling 305.637.4913 for pick-up. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami also appreciates fully tax-deductible donations that go to help build safe, affordable housing for those families in need throughout our community.

City Theatre Summer Shorts At The Arsht Center 6/7/13-6/30/13

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City Theatre’s Summer Shorts At The Arsht Center
summershortsFriday, June 7 – Sunday, June 30, 2013
Carnival Studio Theater  
1300 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL
Book Online

Hilarious, Touching and Unforgettable – All New and Funnier Than Ever!
 
Summer kicks off with the hilarious and provocative Summer Shorts Festival with an incredible line-up of scripts penned by the country’s best writers including City Theatre National Short Play Competition winners, Summer Shorts is the most fun 90 minutes you’ll have all summer. Summer Shorts comes along once a year so reserve your tickets now! This June it’s your turn to laugh your way into Summer!
 
Make It A Theater Party And Save 15%
Book Your Group Today 786-468-2326
 
Co-presented with the Adrienne Arsht Center.

City Theatre Summer Shorts At The Arsht Center 6/7/13-6/30/13

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City Theatre’s Summer Shorts At The Arsht Center
summershortsFriday, June 7 – Sunday, June 30, 2013
Carnival Studio Theater  
1300 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL
Book Online

Hilarious, Touching and Unforgettable – All New and Funnier Than Ever!
 
Summer kicks off with the hilarious and provocative Summer Shorts Festival with an incredible line-up of scripts penned by the country’s best writers including City Theatre National Short Play Competition winners, Summer Shorts is the most fun 90 minutes you’ll have all summer. Summer Shorts comes along once a year so reserve your tickets now! This June it’s your turn to laugh your way into Summer!
 
Make It A Theater Party And Save 15%
Book Your Group Today 786-468-2326
 
Co-presented with the Adrienne Arsht Center.

Schick Quattro Prune for June Summer Style Contest Kick Off Party 6/5/13

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Schick Quattro Prune for June Summer Style Contest Kick Off Party
Schick QuattroWednesday, June 5th from 7PM-9PM
Penthouse at Soho Beach House
4385 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33140
RSVP to rsvp@inhouseideas.com

Schick Quattro invites you to the kick-off Prune for June Summer Style Contest! Please join celebrity fashion stylist Rachael Russell as she shares this summer’s beauty and fashion must-haves.

Behind the Design of a New Miami Beach Convention Center 6/4/13

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Behind the Design of a New Miami Beach Convention Center
portmanJune 4th, 2013, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Miami Beach Square Showroom
715 N Lincoln Lane
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Space is limited. Please RSVP today.

You are cordially invited to attend a special event with the visionaries behind Miami Beach Square.

Spend the evening with Portman-CMC architects, Bjarke Ingels from BIG, Jamie Larson from West 8, and Luis Revuelta from Revuelta Architecture. Portman-CMC is honored to host an event where you can personally meet internationally renowned architects. There will also be an exhibit highlighting their vision for the Miami Beach Convention Center.

The 2nd Annual Burger, Beer & BBQ Bash In Brickell 6/29/13

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The 2nd Annual Burger, Beer & BBQ Bash In Brickell
POSCARD FRONT FLAT emailSaturday, June 29th, 2013, 4pm to 10 pm
3:00pm VIP early entrance
The Historic Miami Circle
401 Brickell Avenue
MIami, FL
Next to the Viceroy Hotel at Brickell
www.brickellfest.com
www.tasteofbrickell.com
Tickets and Information:     $10.00 General Admission (Live all day concert) Buy Food and drink Tickets as you go. Food and beer samples range from $1 to $5. There is a wine and spirits tent available in-which a $35.00 bracelet can be purchased to have unlimited open bar during the festival (21 and older only) may enter wine and spirits tent)
VIP Single Admission: $65.00
Includes: unlimited beer, wine & spirits – (Pig Roast & Burger Grill) Live music, pig races and gambling pig casino games, win prizes and raise money for some of your favorite charities.
$125.00 Couples VIP Ticket– Admission at Gate starting at 3pm.
Includes: unlimited beer, wine & spirits  (Pig Roast & Burger Grill) Live music, pig races and gambling pig casino games, win prizes and raise money for some of your favorite charities.

This Is A 21 And Older Festival

Onsite Activities: Over 25 local restaurants sampling Burgers and BBQ, Cold Beer, Live Concert, Wine & Spirits Tent, VIP Tent with Pig Roast, Free Beer & Spirits with Gambling Pig Black Jack, Pig Race ( Bet On Your Favorite Piggy) Car Exhibit, Exhibitors & Vendors and charitable organizations.

Miami Taste Of Brickell Food And Wine Festival Brings Again Our Summer Festival To Brickell The 2nd Annual Burger, Beer & BBQ Bash In Brickell

The Burger, Beer and BBQ Bash IS one of many exciting and fun-filled events that the Miami Taste of Brickell produces before the Grand Festival in March 29th  & 30th 2014.

Come see how Miami’s most celebrated restaurants and chefs interpret what a “Burger” or “Favorite BBQ reciepe” means to them. Then pair your burger and BBQ with some of the most unique sought after, well-made beers available. We have many of your favorites on-site with celebrity chefs such as: Pride & Joy, Burger & Beer Joint, Latin House, La Boca, Elevation Burger, Tavern Opa and many more.

Try creations of from over 20 restaurants and then vote on your favorite burger or BBQ dish. There will be a pig race bet on your favorite pig for Charity, gambling pig tent – blackjack fundraiser. VIP Pig Roast by Brother Jimmy’s with free beer sponsored by Presidente beer, spirits, wine and cool no-alcohol beverages as well.

Festivals On Fire 1st Annual Conference & Exhibition 6/20/13

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Festivals On Fire 1st Annual Conference & Exhibition
festivalJune 20, 8:30-10:30 AM 
Jungle Island 
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail
Miami, FL 33132  
www.festivalsmiami.com
www.facebook.com/gmfea  
Members $35          (Guests $35)
Non-Members $85  (Guests $35)  
Purchase Tickets Online

"Festivals On Fire" Conference & Exhibition will provide event planning professionals the chance to learn about products & services to help their festival or event exceed its goal, network with other industry professionals and attend informative and cutting-edge workshops.
 
GMFEA’s “Festivals On Fire” Conference & Exhibition will provide event planning professionals the chance to:  
learn about new vendors’ products & services to enhance their festival or event in the exhibit hall
network with other industry professionals 
attend workshops on sponsorship strategies
 
Ticket Price Includes:
Access to all workshop sessions featuring presentations from industry leaders, a continental breakfast, trade show floor exhibits and entertainment, reception and networking lunch with performance showcase. 
 
Event Schedule:
9:00-10:00am     Registration / Continental Breakfast
9:00am                Trade Show Opens
10:00-10:45am   Workshop 1 
11:00-11:45am   Workshop 2 
12.00-1:00pm     Networking Reception
1:00pm                 Trade Show Closes
1:00-2:30pm        Lunch / Performance Showcase

Miami’s Sexiest Awards 2013 6/22/13

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Miami’s Sexiest Awards 2013
Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
miami27ssexiestawardsflyer3Newport Beachside Hotel
16701 Collins Ave
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Purchase Tickets Online

6:00pm – Red Carpet Interviews
7:00pm – Seating / Awards Presentation
10:00pm – Meet & Mingle / Photo Opportunities

Nominees of Miami’s Sexiest TV Personality:
Silvana Camargo – "Con Estilo – Telediario" of Telemundo 43 /  Christina Hernandez – Anchor of NBC 6 / Lisa Morales – "Nitido" of Telemundo / Jorge Estevez – Anchor of WFTV Channel 9 / Lisette Gonzalez – Weather Anchor of CBS 4 / Vivian Gonzalez – Weather Anchor of Channel 7 Sunbeam TV

Nominees of Miami’s Sexist Actor/Actress:
Amanda Guglionni – Housewives of Miami / Robynn Lin Fredericks – "Homecoming" The Movie / Noa Lindberg – "Iron Man 3" The Movie / Victoria Sophia – "One Dark Secret" The Movie /  Megan Rosetti – "The Becoming" The Movie / Stephane Kay – "Miami Dreams" The Movie / Eli Bouhnik – "Director" The Movie / William Valdes – "Grachi" TV Show Nickelodeon

Please click here for Full List of Nominees

10 Reasons To Apply For Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2013

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10 Reasons To Apply For Red Bull Flugtag Miami

Red Bull Flugtag Miami is returning to Bayfront Park on September 21, 2013.

This year, for the first time in history, it’s five cities on one day across the nation.

Applications are being taken until June 1, and fans can apply to fly at http://redbullflugtagusa.com

Here are 10 great reasons to apply to participate.
(Please note, we take no credit for these, totally supplied by RedBull, but funny as heck.)
Follow @redbullMIAMI #flugtag for more!

1. Another excuse to bring out your boat to Biscayne Bay.
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2. Your second chance this year to dress like this at Bayfront Park.
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3. It’s safer than driving in Miami.
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4. You can make a quick escape from the Miami Zombie.
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5. You’ll have the chance to fly like The Birdman.
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6. It’s a perfect opportunity for you to get your 15 seconds.
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7. Fly without a TSA rub down.
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8. Even in full costume, you’ll look more natural than the Real Housewives of Miami.
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9. It will be easier to get into than LIV.
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10. You’ll get to rep 305 harder than Pitbull.
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Cernuda Arte Presents Wifredo Lam and The Cuban Avant-Garde: Fifty Years of Art First Friday Gallery Night Reception 6/7/13

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Cernuda Arte Presents Wifredo Lam and The Cuban Avant-Garde: Fifty Years of Art Reception, First Friday – Gallery Night
105June 7, 2013 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Cernuda Arte
3155 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.cernudaarte.com

Wifredo Lam and The Cuban Avant-Garde: Fifty Years of Art presents a revealing selection of over forty-five paintings, works on paper and sculptures by artists such as, Wifredo Lam, Víctor Manuel, Abela, Carlos Enríquez, Amelia, Carreño, Portocarrero, Ponce, Escobedo, Cundo, Mariano, Luis Martínez Pedro, Gattorno, Arístides Fernández Vázquez, Arche, Ravenet, Diago, Milián, Felipe Orlando, Mijares.

Concurrently on the second floor, The Young and the Restless: Contemporary Art featuring works by Bedia, Besmar, Humberto Castro, Demi, Juan Roberto Diago, Li Domínguez Fong, Giosvany Echevarría, Irina Elén, Fabelo, Florido, Flora Fong, Lilian García-Roig, Dayron González, Vicente Hernández, Larraz, Mendive, Clara Morera, Pedro Pablo Oliva, Gina Pellón, Arturo Rodríguez, Tomás Sánchez, César Santos, Sosabravo, and Ramón Vázquez.

Amelia Peláez, Interior with Columns, 1947,
oil on heavy paper laid down on canvas, 21 x 27 inches
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Madame Odette Lavergne Collection, France.
This painting is illustrated in the Besch Commissaire-Priseur
Exhibition Catalogue of the Mme. Odette Lavergne Collection,
Cannes, France, November 1, 2009, page 51.

The Key Biscayne Community Center and Red Chemistry Inc. Present the European Short Film Festival 6/14/13

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The Key Biscayne Community Center and Red Chemistry Inc. Present the European Short  Film Festival
Friday, June 14th, 6:30-8:30 pm
The Key Biscayne Community Center
Island Room, 2nd Floor
Key Biscayne, FL
www.RedChemistryInc.org

Free Admission & Open to the Public
Space is limited! Please register at the Front Desk

The Key Biscayne Community Center has been chosen as one of the locations to debut a selection of European short films in Spanish and French (with English subtitles). Enjoy an evening of magnificent European cinema with your friends and family.

Complimentary wine and cheese reception prior to film screenings.
With gratitude to our generous sponsors

Red Chemistry Spanish Short Film Nights at the Centro Cultural Espanol 6/6/13-6/7/13

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Red Chemistry Spanish Short Film Nights at the Centro Cultural Espanol
June 6-7, 2013, 8pm
Centro Cultural Espanol
1490 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132

On June 6, thanks to a partnership with Red Chemistry Inc., a selection of short films from Madrid and surroundings will be presented at the Centro Cultural Espanol.
Presentation of the programming and screening will take place starting at 8 pm. Los cortometrajes son:

A story for Modlin by Sergio Oksman
After he appeared in the film “Rosemary baby”, by Roman Polanski, Elmer Modlin ran away with his family to a distant land, where they shot themselves inside a dark appartment for thirty years.

That wasn’t me by Esteban Crespo
Being a soldier is not difficult: either you get used to it or they kill you. The hardest thing is getting used to living with your memories and being yourself again after doing what you have done.

The Birth by Xavi Sala
A sterile worker who wishes to have a child must assist a young woman in labor who does not want to have the baby.

The wedding by Marina Seresesky
Mirta is from Cuba and she lives in Madrid. Like many others emigrants she works cleaning. Today at 6pm, her daughter gets married.But nothing goes as she planned.

What the eye does not see by Natalia Mateo
On Christmas Eve, you must have fun, because Santa Claus is on his way, Because they are children. But on this night, secrets are opened and lies are floating in the atmosphere. However, who cares about one more little lie, it will be the last.

Prologo de Lucas Figueroa
98.9 % of the population is not aware of the fact that our lives could turn 180º in three seconds… at any time.

Sub by Malis Alvarez
An African immigrant with communication problems faces the bureaucratic difficulties of a strange society in original version.

Zombi by David Moreno
If you have no memory, a blank gaze, you´ve forgotten how to talk.. You´re a zombie, right?

On Friday, June 7 a selection of short film from Madrid film schol will take place at the Centro Cultural Espanol. (ECAM). The presentation of the shorts and their screenings will start at 8 pm.

Fiction
Sometimes by Guillermo Magarinos
The small Vampire by Pablo Navarro-Nubio
Terminal Ending by Marta Genova
Variable Interest by Felipe Pardo
The Joke by Luis Arenas
My fiance’s family by Guillermo Chapa
The washer by Ana Aurora Rodriguez and Andrea Correa
Worldless by Bel Armenteros

Animation
Dogballs by Ernesto Felipe and Hugo Llanas
This happened to you by accident by Pablo Serrano

The best short film 2013 will be announced at the end of the screenings by Red Chemistry Inc. programming director of Red Chemistry Inc. Isabelle Lambert.

Wynwood Art Walk Evening for Subjects of Splendor Exhibition 6/8/13

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Wynwood Art Walk Evening for "Subjects of Splendor" Exhibition
splendorSaturday June 8th, 2013 from 7-10 pm
Art Fusion Galleries
3550 North Miami Avenue
Miami FL

Complimentary Wine and Refreshments
Live Music Entertainment by "Gabriel Paulus"
Valet Parking Available On-Site

Featuring over 50 emerging to mid-career contemporary artists, this exhibition presents a revealing look at the forefront of contemporary artwork that spans across more than twenty three countries. The selection of artists can be traced from Australia, throughout Europe, South America, North America and South Africa. Featuring an extensive portfolio of contemporary original artwork, this collection crosses the boundaries of subject matter thus amplifying the role of today’s artists who are on the cusp of the modern epoch. Rich in tradition yet vibrant and seductive in subjects of splendor, our spring exhibition elevates a generation of artists who seek to give expression to the pulse of modern life. Art Fusion Galleries is proud to host this exhibition in our grand gallery space which boasts over 8,000 square feet of Pristine Contemporary Gallery Space. Exhibiting from:  Monday, April 1st, 2013 through Monday, June 17th, 2013     

Big Truck Day at Miami Science Museum 6/16/13

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Big Truck Day
Sunday, June 16, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33129
Dads Receive Free Admission With a Paid Child’s Admission.

Miami Science Museum celebrates Father’s Day with big truck fun! Sponsored by Ryder, Big Truck Day includes kids’ activities, raffles, giveaways and trucks galore for the whole family in honor of all amazing dads. The museum’s parking lot will be filled with Ryder Trucks, Miami-Dade County’s hybrid trucks and more with which to interact, as well as food trucks if attendees get hungry. Dads get in free on Father’s Day with a paid child’s admission; children & adults regular Museum admission.

Fabulous First Friday at Miami Science Museum 6/7/13

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, June 7, Evening
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33129

An evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30–10 p.m., weather permitting.)

The museum’s famous Laser Shows are in the Planetarium. Each show requires a separate ticket. Laser Show admission is $4 per child, $8 per adult. Showtimes are:
8 p.m.:  “Pop” (Family Laser Show)
9 p.m.:  Best of the Beatles
10 p.m.:  Bob Marley
11 p.m.:  Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Midnight:  Bob Marley

The museum’s Activity Room for kids is a fun alternative for the little ones. Hands-on activities and demonstrations for kids ages 3 and older take place from 8–9 p.m. in the Space Gallery.

Ekphrasis Four presented by Dance NOW! Miami in partnership with Bass Museum of Art 6/2/13

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Ekphrasis Four presented by Dance NOW! Miami in partnership with Bass Museum of Art
sunday, june 2, 2013 | performances: 1:30pm & 3:30pm 
1117Bass Museum of Art
2100 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Free with museum admission
 
Back by popular demand, Dance NOW! Miami returns to the Bass Museum of Art for the fourth year of The EKPHRASIS Project. This year’s performance will focus on the video exhibition of Eve Sussman’s Rape of the Sabine Women, a contemporary reinterpretation of the eponymous Roman legend. Artistic directors and choreographers Diego Salterini and Hannah Baumgarten will weave live dance throughout the Gertrude Silverstone Muss Gallery taking inspiration from the 1960’s reinactment of the ancient tale.
 
Each performance will run approximately 50 minutes. This special event is not to be missed!

Literary Salons At The Betsy-South Beach June 2013

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Literary Salons At The Betsy-South Beach
June 2013
The Betsy South Beach
1440 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach

The Betsy- South Beach, Miami Beach’s unofficial  center for the literary arts has plenty planned for South Florida’s long hot summer; with an impressive roster of visiting authors kicking off the sultry season with Writers Room stays  in June.  As always, events are free and open to the public, although some require RSVP.

First up, humanities educator and writer Naima K. Wade, will be in residence from Wednesday, June 5 through Monday, June 10.  Ms. Waide, who writes both poetry and prose, is scheduled to conduct a salon on Friday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m. in BLT Steak, the hotel’s acclaimed restaurant.  She will talk about her global efforts in human relations and will read from her soon to be published books of poetry. The event is free and open to the public, but attendance is limited and an RSVP is required at artsandculture@thebetsyhotel.com

A resident of Vermont, in the 1990’s Naima founded the ALANA Community Organization, a non-profit organization serving African, Latino, Asian and Native Americans.  ALANA received recognition from President Bill  Clinton as a Promising Best Practice for Racial Reconciliation: A new Pathway of Hope dedicated to building one America in the 21st Century.  Naima has performed extensive re-enactments of Daisy Turner’s Life Story: The Journey’s End Program, which retells the tale of Daisy’s father Alexander Turner who was enslaved and fought in the Civil War. The program has been nominated for the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network To Freedom Program.  Naima will read her own poetry and prose, and has just completed Elbow Dreams –The Story of a Black Girl Growing Up In Vermont During The Turbulent 1960s, as well as a novella, Missz’ Grace Lives Here.

Award-winning author Dan Wakefield will be in residence from June 14-18.  A Public Salon is scheduled for Friday, June 14 at 5:00 pm, where Dan will discuss his books, films, and television series, with a special focus on his recent book  Kurt Vonnegut Letters for which he selected the letters and wrote the introduction, based on his lifelong friendship with Vonnegut.

Dan Wakefield is novelist, journalist and screenwriter, whose best-selling novels "Starting Over" and "Going All The Way" were produced as feature films. His memoirs include "New York in the Fifties," which was the basis for a documentary film of the same name, and "Returning: A Spiritual Journey," which Bill Moyers called "one of the most important memoirs of the Spirit I have ever read." He has been the recipient of a Rockefeller Grant in Writing and a Nieman Fellowship in Journalism at Harvard University. He has taught in the writing programs of Emerson College in Boston, The Iowa Writers Workshop, and was Writer in Residence in the Writing Program of Florida International University from 1996-2007.

Poet and founder of O, Miami, P. Scott Cunningham, is in residence from Thursday, June 20 through Monday, June 24.  A Literary Cocktail Salon is scheduled for Friday, June 21 at 5 pm.  The public is invited to come and ‘talk poetry’ with Miami’s ever-expanding poetry posse and enjoy complimentary wine in the  Lobby Bar.  

P. Scott Cunningham is the co-founder and director of the O, Miami Poetry Biennial and the author of Chapbook of Poems for Morton Feldman (Floating Wolf Quarterly, 2011).  A graduate of Wesleyan University, and Florida International University, he is also the founder and director of the University of Wynwood, a faux-institution dedicated to advancing contemporary literature in Miami. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Harvard Review, Court Green, Sou’wester, Pool, PANK, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Abe’s Penny, and elsewhere. He lives in Miami.

Novelist and Winner of the 2012 Gold Medal for Popular Fiction from the Florida Books Awards, D.J. Niko joins us for a residency from Friday, June 28 until Sunday, June 30.  On June 30th at 3 pm, the writer will read from her second novel, The Riddle of Solomon, being released July 1. She will sign advance copies as gifts for the first dozen attendees.

D.J. Niko is the pseudonym for Daphne Nikolopoulos, a journalist, author, editor, and self-proclaimed modern nomad who has spent the better part of two decades traveling the world. As a former travel writer and zealous adventurer, she has visited remote spots on six continents, many of which have inspired her novels. She has a particular passion for deserts and the nomadic way of life and has spent time among various tribes in Africa and Asia.  Daphne was born and raised in Athens, Greece, and moved to the U.S. when she was in middle school. Though English was not her native language, she became an award-winning writer and influential editor. She is editor in chief of Palm Beach Illustrated, a highly respected regional magazine, and editorial director of Palm Beach Media Group.

Touch Me Hear at Inkub8 6/1/13-6/15/13

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Touch Me Hear at Inkub8
touchmeSaturday, June 1, 2013 at 8PM
Inkub8
2021 NW 1st place
Miami, Florida 33127
Tickets: $15 donation

Future Dates:
Friday, June 14, 2013 at 8PM: The Bridge, Miami, FL (4220 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL 33127)
Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 8PM: The Bridge, Miami, FL (4220 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL 33127)

Touch Me Hear is an experimental multimedia work commissioned by Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center (New York) that explores the relationship between touch, sound and movement. Body parts and its extensions such as hair and clothes become performable musical instruments. From skin sensations to complex digital tactile simulations, the piece exposes disappearing awareness between what can be felt and what actually is. A continuum of scenes filled with humor, solitude and emotionally charged movement contemplate the contemporary world of intertwined vibrations and modalities.

Juraj Kojs, direction, technology, sound and music
Carlota Pradera, choreography and performance
JoAnna Ursal, performance
Kim Yantis, costumes

More info:
kojs.net/Touch_Me_Hear.html
www.facebook.com/events/502331846486813/
www.inkub8.org/

With support of Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, Inkub8, Foundation for Emerging Technologies and Arts, Medialogy (Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark), Department of Aesthetics and Communication – Information Science (Aarhus University, Denmark).

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Emerson Dorsch Algae + Espiritútara viewing-party 6/1/13

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Emerson Dorsch invites you to an Algae + Espiritútara viewing-party
algaeSaturday, June 1, 2-6pm
Emerson Dorsch
151 NW 24 St
Miami, FL 33127

In conjunction with the group exhibition Object implied, Emerson Dorsch is pleased to share two local brands that capture and exude an effortless energy and enthusiasm unique to Miami. Please join us as we host a viewing-party to share these two local brands while enjoying complimentary cocktails provided by Gramps bar with Perrier Sparkling Natural Mineral Water, bites from La Latina, Azucar ice cream, and a playlist created by Ghostpiss from NYC. Both Algae and Espiritútara will present their current collections, with products available for purchase.
 
Algae is a Miami-based lifestyle brand focused on producing a limited edition artist series each season. Working closely with established and up-and-coming Miami-based artists, Algae helps to produce their vision completely. Fabric, fit, cut and sew, dying, and printing is all up to the artist. Algae guides the process and aims to produce high quality, totally original, and totally Miami products.
 
Espiritútara seeks to empower with beautiful jewelry that possesses elements of protection and positivity. Inspired by travel, art, and the pursuit of magic, the pieces are made of intentional stones and handmade elements that are designed for those searching for both design and the manifestation of light.

Object implied
A group exhibition of artists Kris Chatterson, Dave Hardy, Ryan Roa, April Street, Robert Thiele, and Odalis Valdivieso. On view are works in painting, sculpture, mixed-media, and site-specific installation.
 
Through June 8. 
The exhibition results from an intuitive selection process that favored works and systems characterized by effortlessness in terms of approach, materials, resolution, or position. The exhibition presents the respective systems, proposing to view the work beyond what is visually present and to question their potential as things that allude to ideas, narratives, or physical weights.

Fabulous Miami Multichamber Networker at The Flat Miami in South Beach 6/5/13

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Fabulous Miami Multichamber Networker
event1Wednesday, June 5th 2013, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The Flat Miami
500 South Pointe Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
rsvp@fabulousmiami.com by Monday, June 3rd 2013

Valet Parking: Available
Members $10 in advance and $15 at the door (cash only)
Non-members $15 in advance and $20 at the door (cash only)
To purchase your tickets go to www.multichamberevents.com
Dress Code: Business Attire

The Chambers of Argentina,Camacol, Coconut Grove,Colombia, Chile, Greater Doral, Downtown Miami & Brickell, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Junior Chamber International, Medley,Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland,Sweetwater, along with Brickell Rotary Club, invite you to celebrate the Monthly Multichamber of Commerce networking event.Mix and mingle with local professionals, promote your business, share your ideas, expand your network and have fun!

Includes: A complimentary drink and appetizers for an hour. Bring your Business card to participate in raffle to win surprise prizes.

Educate Tomorrow 10th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction 5/30/13

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Educate Tomorrow 10th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction
educatetomorrowMay 30, 2013, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Briza on the Bay
1717 N. Bayshore Dr.
Beside the Marina of the Doubletree Grand
Miami, FL 33132

Tickets:  Wine Tasting Tickets Price: $50.00

Educate Tomorrow, an international non-profit organization based in South Florida, will host its 10th Anniversary Wine Tasting & Silent Auction. Proceeds will help support Educate Tomorrow’s core Mission of creating independence for foster youth and other disadvantaged youth through education, mentoring and life skills training.

The 10th Anniversary Wine Tasting & Silent Auction will be held at Briza on the Bay, at one of Miami’s premier event locations. E&J Gallo Winery, International Wine Imports and Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar & Latam Grill are among those in-kind sponsors that will provide fabulous food and fine wine. The Silent Auction will feature lavish items such as exclusive sports tickets, cruises, spa packages and rare, collectible wines.

Sognia VIP Media and Preview Party 8/1/13

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VIP Media & Preview Party
sogniaNEW DATE Thursday, August 1, 2013, 7:00PM to 10:00PM
SLS Hotel Miami
1701 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 339
www.sognia.com
Online Registration Required

We invite you to be a part of a premier media event to launch the SOGNIA brand to the world; including mass media, celebrities, brand influencers, and the ability to invite your VIP retail partners.

Sognia is an all natural beverage using Sorrel, part of the Hibiscus family, as a key ingredient due to it’s wide health benefits and flavor. After launching softly in the Florida market, SOGNIA has quickly grown to the become primary choice among consumers.

Sognia invites other brands to this magnificent partnership opportunity to refresh their positioning. Brands who choose to partner will be included in all press releases, invite key retail partners, the ability to mingle with press intimately, do live product demonstrations, as well as have access to all post-event media.

Hack For Change: Miami 6/1/13

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Hack For Change: Miami
Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 8:30 AM – Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 7:00
The LAB Miami
400 Northwest 26th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Register Online

Hack For Change: Miami is helping build a community of civic innovation in South Florida. A wide variety of individuals and organizations have come together to foster of a culture of open government, civic engagement, sustainability and technology for good.

Hack For Change: Miami will have three different themes:

The Art of Government Data // #artofgovdata
We want participants to explore the use government data as the raw material for artistic expression. What do "we" and "our society" look like when visualized by artists working together with programmers? What do we sound like if composers use government data sets as the fuel for composition?

Sustainability // #code2sustain
How can we leverage environmental data to hack solutions for a more sustainable future? #code2sustain will unlock green data sets for innovators to develop game-changing applications. 

Code For America Write-a-thon
No coding experience? No problem. Get started with civic hacking with a write-a-thon for MiamiWiki.org with Miami’s new Code For America Brigade and Hacks/Hackers Miami. Your local knowledge, stories and photos will help create and edit a community-driven Wiki about our city that engages visitors and residents.

Please Only Register One Profile

National Day of Civic Hacking is a national event that will take place June 1-2, 2013, in cities across the nation. The event will bring together citizens, software developers, and entrepreneurs from all over the nation to collaboratively create, build, and invent new solutions using publicly-released data, code and technology to solve challenges relevant to our neighborhoods, our cities, our states and our country. National Day of Civic Hacking will provide citizens an opportunity to do what is most quintessentially American: roll up our sleeves, get involved and work together to improve our society.

The event will leverage the expertise and entrepreneurial spirit of those outside federal, state and local government to drive meaningful, technology-based solutions for federal, state and local government. It demonstrates what’s possible when we all work together to strengthen our society and our lives. YOU can make a difference no matter where you live.

You should participate in National Day of Civic Hacking because the toughest challenges are not one community’s alone to solve. This is a unique opportunity to get involved, connect with others like yourself, and develop technology that will make the world a better place.
o   Demonstrate a commitment to the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration.
o   Exercise a government’s interest in using open data and technology, in partnership with others, to address your local community’s felt needs.
o   Liberate open data that can inform better problem solving in every community.
o   Continue to collectively map a national innovation ecosystem and create new access points to that system.
o   Engage citizens in cities with little technology infrastructure to contribute to changing their community through open source, open data, entrepreneurship and code development.
o   Promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education by encouraging students to utilize open technology for solutions to real challenges.
o   Encourage large scale partnership and mutual understanding.

Hack For Change: Miami is made possible by a collaborative team of civic innovators.
Richard Bookman – UM Miller School of Medicine
Daniel Lafuente – The LAB Miami
Sawsan Khuri – UM Center for Computational Sciences
Wifredo Fernandez – The LAB Miami
Ernie Hsiung – LYD Labs, Code For America Brigade
Monica Ochaney – code2sustain
Rebekah Monson – Hacks/Hackers, Code For America Brigade
Andrej Kostresevic – New Frontier Nomads
Steven Luis – FIU School of Computing and Information Sciences
Assia Alexandrova  – Miami Dade County
Burton Rosenberg – UM Department of Computer Science
Colby Leider – UM Frost School of Music
Chris Sopher – Knight Foundation
Brett Hudson – Knight Foundation
Jaap Donath – Beacon Council
Elaine Chen – Miami Herald/WLRN
Allan Tito – Apperfy
Lyndi Bowman – Beacon Council
Matt Haggman – Knight Foundation
UM Office of Civic and Community Engagement

The Art Basel Effect: Partnerships and Outreach Workshop 5/28/13

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The Art Basel Effect: Partnerships and Outreach Workshop
May 28, 2013, 9:00 am -12 pm
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami
 
As part of the 2013 Miami Arts Marketing Project Workshop Series, the Arts and Business Council of Miami will present The Art Basel Effect:  Partnerships and Outreach.  Art Basel Miami Beach features the perfect marriage of arts and business. Hundreds of high-end companies host private parties, pop up exhibitions and roving ads on cars, carts and even people. The success of the event has created an arts week unequaled anywhere in the world with satellite art fairs and parties that envelope the entire city. Local museums, restaurants, fashion-forward retailers and manufacturers all contribute to the art/design zeitgeist with related programming. What lessons can our cultural community learn about branding, partnering with business and collaborating that we can use year round?  You will get tips from the insiders on how your arts group can capture the collaborative spirit including how to bring in new patrons, sell tickets, partner more fully with sponsors and attract attention.  For more information about this workshop and to reserve your seat, please call 305.326.1021.

Father’s Day weekend at Viceroy Miami features cigar rolling, live jazz music and gourmet BBQ fare 6/15/13-6/16/13

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Father’s Day weekend at Viceroy Miami features cigar rolling, live jazz music and gourmet BBQ fare
June 15-16
Viceroy Miami
485 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131

This Father’s Day, dad deserves the weekend of laid-back extravagance he craves. To celebrate the dad who enjoys great food and a spectacular atmosphere, Viceroy Miami’s Eos restaurant will be transformed into a lounge with a Speakeasy-like atmosphere on Saturday, June 15 with a live jazz band, hand-rolled cigars and a gourmet a la carte BBQ menu prepared by Executive Chef Morgan Nims. The weekend will continue on Sunday with an exceptional three-course prix fixe dinner.
 
Before celebrating with the kids on Sunday, the evening on Saturday starts inside Eos with a complimentary champagne aperitif. Guests will indulge in a special gourmet BBQ menu, featuring selections such as smoky cowboy steak with cipollini onion jam, tobacco onions and rosemary fingerling potatoes. Dinner will be finished with a homemade Hennessey-infused dessert.
 
After dinner, dads can complete the evening with a hand-rolled cigar on the Terrace at Eos. Amidst live tunes from the greatest jazz legends, guests will enjoy sipping on a Hennessy cognac flight paired with passed truffles and fruit tarts while overlooking Biscayne Bay from the 15th floor.
 
After the smoke clears, bring the whole family for a Father’s Day dinner on Sunday with a three-course prix fixe menu and wine pairing. Below are full menu options for Father’s Day weekend.
 
Saturday, June 15
A la carte menu
 
Starters
·         Corvina Ceviche, Plantain Chips
·         Seafood Saffron Risotto, Lobster, Shrimp, Calamari Herb Salad
·         Chef Morgan’s BBQ Baby Back Ribs, Spicy Slaw
·         Hennessy Fried Oysters, Spicy Citrus Remoulade, Shallot Rings
·         Seafood Platter for 2:  Crab Claws, Crab Legs, Shrimp, Mussels
·         Tuna Escabeche, Mango Cocktail Sauce
·         Heirloom Tomato Caprese
·         Baby Field Green Salad
 
Entrees
·         Grilled Cowboy Steak, Cipollini Onion Jam, Rosemary Fingerling
·         Braised Short Ribs, Forrest Mushroom Polenta, Glazed Tarragon Baby Carrots
·         Herb Roasted Cage Free Young Chicken, Tagliatelle Pasta, Smokey Tomato Sauce, Herb Salad
·         Pan Roasted Black Sea Bass, Herb Infused Quinoa, Vine Ripe Tomato, Olive Salad
·         Grilled Swordfish, Ginger Butter, Tropical Fruit Couscous, Cara Cara Orange Glaze
·         Caribbean Citrus Pork Tenderloin, Coconut Rice with Pigeon Peas
 
Dessert
·         Cardamom Semifreddo with Hennessy Mixed Berry Compote
·         Crunchy Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse with Popcorn Ice Cream
·         Chèvre Cheese Cake with Fig Compote 
·         Fruit Tarts
 
Sunday, June 16
Three-course prix fixe menu
$60 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity
 
Choice of Starter
·         Saffron Risotto, Forest Mushrooms Ragout, Fresh Herb Salad
·         Corvina Ceviche, Plantain Chips
·         Heirloom Tomato Caprese
 
Choice of Entree
·         Grilled Cowboy Steak, Cipollini Onion Jam, Rosemary Fingerling
·         Caribbean Citrus Pork Tenderloin, Coconut Rice with Pigeon Peas Rum Glazed Sweet Plantain Chips
·         Herb Roasted Cage Free Young Chicken, Tagliatelle Pasta, Smokey Tomato Sauce, Herb Salad
 
Choice of Dessert
·         Fruit Tarts
·         Chèvre Cheese Cake with Fig Compote
·         Crunchy Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse With Popcorn Ice Cream

Marlins Adopt-O-Mania 6/2/13

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Marlins Adopt-O-Mania
AdoptOMania_FlyerSunday, June 2, 9am-2pm
Miami Marlins Park West Plaza
501 Marlins Way (N.W. 16th Ave. and N.W. 6th St.)
Miami, FL 33125
For more information, please call 3-1-1 or visit www.miamidade.gov/animals
Parking will be available on West 3 Lot (NW 16th Avenue and NW 3rd Street)

Come to Marlins Park when the Marlins host the New York Mets and find a furry new member for your home team at the Miami-Marlins Adopt-O-Mania pet adoption event!

Over 150 Pet Recruits Will Be On-Site And Available For Adoption!
• Reduced fee pet adoptions
• Free vaccinations
• Free spay/neuter – MUST call and register for appointment prior to event
• Dogs – Call 3-1-1 for appointment
• Cats – Call 305-233-9958 or email meowmobile@thecatnetwork.org for appointment
• Animals will be on-site on West Plaza of Marlins Park

The first 100 guests to adopt a cat or dog will receive 2 FREE tickets to any Marlins regular season home game in July 2013.

Join the Miami Marlins Ayudan Team, The Voice , Miami-Dade Animal Services along with the Humane Society of Greater Miami and The Cat Network for a day of fun and pet adoptions with live entertainment, food and fun activities for the whole family.

EXXXOTICA 2013 Fort Lauderdale 5/31/13-6/2/13

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EXXXOTICA Moves Up… To Ft. Lauderdale
exxxoticaMay 31 – June 2, 2013
Broward County Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

EXXXOTICA, the nation’s largest event dedicated to love and sex is set to make its Ft. Lauderdale debut, with its largest expo ever, featuring hundreds of adult performers, exhibitors, a full schedule of seminars and world-class entertainment acts. To keep fans and exhibitors in the know, the web’s best destination is their newly-launched website, www.FL.eXXXoticaExpo.com.

While EXXXOTICA is new to Ft. Lauderdale, this show marks the eighth consecutive year the expo is in South Florida. EXXXOTICA began its triumphant run in 2006 in Miami Beach and has grown into a national phenomenon, presenting events in cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan area, and its other new location for 2013, Atlantic City, NJ. Now, after much deliberation and due to popular demand, EXXXOTICA moves up Route 95 to its newest home, Ft. Lauderdale.

Often imitated, but never duplicated, EXXXOTICA South Florida will continue the tradition of bringing the best of the love and sex world that hundreds of thousands of men, women and couples from all walks of life have enjoyed for close to a decade across the nation.

New show features will be unveiled at EXXXOTICA South Florida, and of course over 100 of the adult worlds biggest stars and more than 100 exhibitors will be on hand to give the region a weekend they will never forget. For up-to-date information on EXXXOTICA South Florida visit, www.FL.eXXXoticaExpo.com. With an all-new look and easy to navigate pages you’ll know what you want and need to see at the event.

Tickets are now on sale for EXXXOTICA South Florida at www.FL.eXXXoticaExpo.com/Tickets. Discounted rooms are also now available at the show’s host hotel, the exclusive Hilton Ft. Lauderdale Marina at www.FL.eXXXoticaExpo.com/Travel.

FATVillage Artwalk and After Party 5/25/13

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FATVillage Artwalk and After Party
fat villageFATVillage Artwalk
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 7:00 – 11:00 pm
1st Avenue Between 6th Street & 4th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL

After Party Green Room
11:00 – 4:00 AM
109 SW 2nd Ave
Downtown Fort Lauderdale, FL

The Guild Five Forty Five
“The Artist in Me”
Welcome to our newest Villagers, The Guild, Five Forty Five.  In early May, the Guild hosted a field trip of about 60 first and second graders in the Meet the Masters program from Virginia Shuman Young school. They spent a few hours in the Village, met some artists, visited their galleries and attended a letterpress workshop at the Guild. Artwalk will feature a selection of the work of the students, a showcase of photos from the field trip, a video documentary of interviews with the kids and the premier of the Guild Photo Booth. Be photo ready for the fun in the photo booth.

The Projects, North and South
“Catalyst” closing reception
Curators/artists Leah Brown and Peter Symons have brought together a diverse, international group of artists who are utilizing digital technology to create innovative work exploring our changing and often uncomfortable new relationship with the technologies that have become essential to the way we define ourselves. Projection mapping, interactive video installation, digital fabrication, and virtual spaces made real are combined in this immersive exhibition that spans both the Projects/South and Projects/North art spaces.

Projects/South is transformed by Psalm, a new, site-specific installation by 3PQ, the artist collective made up of acclaimed South Florida essentials, Sinisa Kukec, Freddy Jouwayed, and Stephan Tugrul. Using a combination of physical and projected space, 3PQ creates an immersive experience for the viewer.

Projects/North is a digital whirlwind of moving image and sound, where the viewer must engage with the technology to become part of the exhibition. Artists in this space are: Balam Soto, Amitesh Grover, Nadya Primak, Brian Davis, Jesse England, Claudio Castillo, Luke Jenkins, Arun Matta, and Leah Brown and Peter Symons.

In The Cube v.2.5, New Media Artist Balam Soto utilizes hacked game controllers and physical computing in an interactive installation that links tangible and digital reality.
517 & 523 NW 1st Ave.

Cadence Pop Up Gallery
“Play Your City” continuation
“Play Your City” piano, by artist Brian Buzzella ‘Endless 88′ on display, viewing of Richard Vergez’s short film "prepared piano" and mystery performers.  Make sure to pick up a map of the piano brigades’ locations around Downtown Fort Lauderdale and post your pictures of the pianos on instagram at #FTLPlayYourCity.
435 N Andrews

Rolling Stock Gallery
“Broke & Vinyl”
An all vinyl audio celebration not to be missed.
506 NW 1st Ave

Julio Green Art Studio
Face Off by Julio Green and JoAnn Nava, closing reception
A collaboration of faces by local artists Julio Green and JoAnn Nava.  Each face is $50, a steal from these talented artists.  While you are there check out Francisco’s original art from recycled soda cans!
115 NW 5th Street

C & I Studios
The Green Light Gentleman’s Bar,  8:00 – 11:00
In the spirit of the Great Gatsby, C & I Studios will be celebrating high society living in a roaring 20’s style speakeasy.  Flappers, gangsters and a ban on alcohol that had everyone and their mother drinking in secret, the 1920s embodied a certain dazzling decadence and risqué mystery that inspires creative celebrations.  Come dolled up in your zoot suits and flapper fringe dresses, and keep it classy.
541 NW 1st Ave

Project Fine Art
Elle Schorr, Solo Exhibition and May #HELIUMCREATIVE365 Challenge
”My work is informed by lifelong passions for contemporary art, architecture and photography.”  …Elle Schorr
Elle Schorr’s works may look like photo collages, but they are always single photographs, capturing, in a split second, her unique, conflicting and overlapping impressions of our fast paced contemporary world, with all its sounds, contradictions and confusion.
500 NW 1st Avenue

World and Eye Studio
“Modern Still Lives”
In the times of the Dutch masters every object in a Still Life was imbued with symbolism known to the general public. The rose was the virgin, Venus and love while the butterfly was transformation and resurrection. These were often related to religious themes. While the genre may have changed, artists have never stopped being fascinated by objects and the meanings behind them. How can objects symbolize and relate to our lives now?  Featuring the works of Blanca Beatriz Caraballo, Rosa Naday Garmendia, JoAnn Nava, Isabel Perez Salazar and Sharon White.
109 NW 5th Street

InduArt Studio
Featuring, “Flame of Love”
Unique pieces created by Paul from repurposed machinery.  Yard sculptures, household items and guitars, all from machinery pieces,  on display.
445 NW 1st Avenue

Samsara Folk Art Gallery
Featuring a diverse display of Southern Folk Artists with a wide variety of sizes and prices.
501 NW 1st Ave

Other Village Events:
Andrews Living Arts Studio – “Rent”, May 9th – June 16th.  Thursdays thru Sunday, 8:00 pm. $29.95.  http://andrewslivingarts.com/ for reservations.

World and Eye – World and Eye is proud to present the premier performance of COLLIDE by Abel Beron Cornejo on May 31 and June 1 at 8:00pm and June 2 at 2pm. Tickets $10 Reservations 954-756-1071. 
Particles in the sky searching for meaning and belonging. This is the story of how one woman’s universe suddenly collapses. Millions of planets are in the galaxy. Four just happened to COLLIDE on the earth. Four relationships faced with choosing realities and confronting their fears.109 NW 5th Street
C & I Studios  – “Live at C&I Studios” happens the third Saturday of every month and Movie Night happens  1st Saturday of every month.  .  http://www.c-istudios.com

Make sure to include the rest of our galleries in your visit:
Bonney Goldstein Art Studio
The Puppet Network
Henning Haupt Gallery
Sixth Star Entertainment
Judith Schwab Studio
Socially Engaged Gallery
Gallery at Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman
Donna Haynes Studio
Iron Forge Press

DEMOS: An Independent Artist’s Guide To Success 6/22/13

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DEMOS: An Independent Artist’s Guide To Success
DEMOS-Miami-ScreeningSaturday, June 22, 2013
Performing Arts Exchange (PAX)
337 SW 8th St
Miami, FL 33130
Doors at 7:00pm. Film 8:00pm
Q&A: 9:30pm
Performances: 11:00pm
Tickets: $10
Purchase Tickets
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The highly anticipated music documentary, DEMOS: An Independent Artist’s Guide To Success, makes its next stop June 22nd at the Performing Arts Exchange (PAX) in sunny Miami Florida. Hosted by J Hatch of iStandard Producers, event goers will be treated to a screening of the 90 minutes film, followed by a Q&A discussion and live concert performance.

In this documentary created by director Kareem Fort, artists such as Talib Kweli, Naughty By Nature, NO ID, Skyzoo, Tony Rock,  Dumbfoundead, DJ Houseshoes,  Rapper Big Pooh, Marley Marl,Black Thought, Crooked I, Hopsin, !llmind and more share their experiences, advice and techniques providing an invaluable and unprecedented resource for the up and coming artist.  All the while giving Hip Hop fans a look into all the work their favorite artists put into getting the music out for them to enjoy.

After the film’s credits roll, we’ll be taking the knowledge learned and have a Q&A panel discussion on how to put it into action locally.  A think tank assembled of industry insiders as well as the film’s director and producers will be answering questions from the audience and covering various topics discussed in the film.

Closing out the night, attendees will be treated to live performances from local Hip Hop band ArtOfficial, Skyzoo & Torae (Brooklyn, NY), Mr. Al Pete (Jacksonville), MidaZ The Beast (Orlando), and J NICS(Miami).  It’s a show you won’t want to miss!

And if you missed it, check out the first single from the upcoming DEMOS soundtrack featuring Brooklyn’s own Skyzoo & Torae AKA The Barrel Brothers: "The Get Up".  The single is available now oniTunes and can be streamed on SoundCloud.

Sponsors:
Kareem Works
Kevin Nottingham
Steel Magnolia Group
Last Rights
Fusicology

How do I stand out in the sea of Hip-Hop artists trying to make it the business today? How do I build a brand and create an image? Should I put out a promotional mixtape or work on a full album first? How can I get sponsorship for shows and tours? Do I need a booking agent?

These and countless other questions have been asked by independent Hip-Hop artists across the country for years. And for the first time DEMOS: An Independent Artist’s Guide To Success answers these questions masterfully with, with the help of Hip-Hop legends, successful independent artists, and tastemakers covering the entire span of the Music Industry and Hip-Hop culture. With appearances by Talib Kweli, Naughty By Nature, Black Thought, DJ Quik, Rapper Big Pooh, Siedah Garrett, Tony Rock, Dwele, Mack 10 and a host of others, DEMOS is guaranteed to become a much needed, revitalizing game changer for the Independent Hip-Hop community.

The brainchild of new documentarian Kareem Fort, COO of HiPNOTT Records and co-owner of Cypher Lounge Radio, DEMOS is not your average film. It truly serves as an awe-inspiring guide to success for independent artists at any level of their career.

To help bring his vision to life, Fort brought on HiPNOTT Records CEO and renowned Hip-Hop blogger Kevin Nottingham, who shares the executive producer credit; along with Hip-Hop artist and Cypher Lounge Radio Co-Owner and Host Hassahn Phenomenon and manager Soul Wallace as Producers on the DEMOS project. The result is an honest and dynamic look at the real success reflected across the Independent Hip-Hop community.

DEMOS was created to educate and inspire aspiring and emerging independent Hip-Hop artists to re-evaluate their approach to the business and accelerate their path to success. The film’s primary objective is to provide insight on the myriad ways to establish and further a successful independent music career. Each of the industry veterans and established artists featured share experiences, advice and techniques in an unusually candid manor, providing an invaluable and unprecedented resource for the up-and-coming artist. From scholarly advice about branding and getting noticed, to revelations about submitting content to the media, DEMOS leaves no subject untouched, making it an instant must-see for any serious musician.

Now set for an August 2013 release, DEMOS will thoroughly examine how the music industry has changed over the course of the last 20 years and how to navigate those changes from the unique standpoint of the artists. Now more than ever, artists need to empower and equip themselves with the biggest asset to maximize their chances at success: information. DEMOS offers every secret weapon to catapult an independent artists career to the next level.

Keiko Matsui with Al Di Meola 5/31/13

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Keiko Matsui with Al Di Meola
keikomatsuiFriday, May 31 at 8:00 pm
New World Center
500 17th Street
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tickets

Special Presentation! Keiko Matsui with special guest Al Di Meola
 
The collective performance of celebrated jazz artist and pianist Keiko Matsui, joined by special guest Al Di Meola, is the first performance of its kind, performed exclusively at the architectural wonder that is Miami’s New World Center. Matsui is known around the world for her innovative contemporary jazz performances and Di Meola for blending world music and jazz. This evening includes Keiko’s songs, including several from her new album, as well as Di Meola’s original work, with a selection performed together and accompanied by Keiko’s band.
 
Info courtesy Jazz & Blues Florida

Dinosaurs Invade Miami Children’s Museum 6/8/13-1/5/14

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Dinosaurs Invade Miami Children’s Museum
June 8, 2013 – January 5, 2014
Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway
Watson Island, Miami
www.miamichildrensmuseum.org

Entrance to the exhibit is included in each regular admission to the Museum. Admission is $16 for adults and children, $12 for Florida Residents, free for children under 1 year and admission for Members is complimentary.

Hordes of Jurassic reptiles will be roaming around the Miami Children’s Museum (MCM) as Dino Island returns.  From June 8th, 2013 through January 5th, 2014, the dinosaurs will make their home at the Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway on Watson Island in Miami.  MCM and Kokoro, the originators and innovators of the life like museum-quality robotic dinosaurs, will once again transform the Museum’s What’s New? Gallery into a prehistoric adventureland for the entire family. 
 
Enter MCM’s time machine and journey back 230 million years into the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods when giant dinosaurs roamed the earth.  Visitors young and old will explore 2,500 square feet of custom sets that are home for lifelike, robotic creatures, including a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Apatosaurus, Triceratops mother and baby, Maiasaura family, and a suspended Pteradon.  Children will see them walking, feeding, roaring, fighting, hatching and caring for their young, all acting and interacting with captivating realism. Families will stay clear of the volcano that erupts periodically with sound, lights and smoke, experience a murky swamp with bubbling water, and relax in a cave with a “fireside” reading nook area and much more. 

Dino Island will entertain and educate children as they learn about scale through an interactive light display, experience the magnitude of dinosaurs’ size with a life size footprint, learn the difference between meat and plant eating dinosaurs, and discover the evolution of dinosaurs into birds, their closest living descendents.  In addition to fulfilling the fascination, children and families will experience dinosaur habitats, unearth mysteries at a fun fossil dig station, and create unique pieces of art at rub stations. 
 
Dino Island is a marvelous adventure of self-discovery for the whole family.

The Miami Children’s Museum offers bilingual and interactive exhibits; programs and classes and learning materials related to arts, culture, community and communication.  They have 14 interactive galleries as well as housing many exciting and fun traveling exhibits.  Miami Children’s Museum (MCM) is dedicated to enriching the lives of all children by fostering a love of learning and enabling children to realize their highest potential. Through arts and educational programs, MCM seeks to include and target all audiences in Miami’s changing and diverse community by becoming the "town center" for Miami-Dade County’s children and families.

Time Travel Easy and Exciting at Miami Children’s Museum’s Summer Camp 6/10/13-8/23/13

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Time Travel Easy and Exciting at Miami Children’s Museum’s Summer Camp
June 10 – August 23, 2013
Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway
Miami, FL
www.miamichildrensmuseum.org

Fees are $198.00 per week for MCM members and $220.00 per week for Non-Members. Fee also includes a camp t-shirt and a Subway lunch is available for an additional fee. Parents are encouraged to register prior to the start of camp to avoid the $20.00 walk-in fee at the start of every week.  Before Care is available at $25.00 per week while After Care is $60.00.

To register for Camp, please call 305.373.KIDS (5437), ext. 112 or visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org or at the museum.

Campers must bring their own lunch and snack or purchase them from our Subway location.  MCM also offers extended care that caters to working parents and their busy schedules. Before care is from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. while After Care is from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Both are available daily at an additional per week fee.

And MCM is not just for kids. The Museum seeks volunteers ages 12 and up to assist with camp and work closely with the kids to provide a fun, safe and memorable experience for all campers. Interested candidates should call 305.373.KIDS (5437), ext. 119 to sign up today!

Now your children can spend the summer traveling through time to new and exciting adventures.  Miami Children’s Museum presents another summer of fun with their Time Travel Summer Camp at the Museum located conveniently between Downtown Miami and Miami Beach for 11 weeks.   Campers from Pre-K (3  years) through 5th Grade will enjoy a fun-filled learning experience as they travel through time from the very prehistoric beginnings to way into the future, while developing new interests, and making new friends.  And when they travel to the land of Dinosaurs, they can experience the Museum’s latest hands on attraction, Dino Island, which opens on June 8th. Campers can join camp for a week or all summer long!

Whether part of MiChiMu Travel Team 1 (Pre K – 2nd Grade) or part of Team 2 (3rd to 5th Grade), campers can experience weekly time travel adventures, all within a safe hands on learning environment. Each week we will visit a different time period through interactive stories, hands-on projects, performances, and more! Campers will participate in fun and unique activities that support literacy, health and nutrition, art making and creative thinking skills.

From Dinosaur Time Machine to Heroes and Heroines of Ancient Greece to Tea Time with the Emperor to MCM into the Future and more, there is a world of exciting adventures to be found each week.  Campers will also study Ancient Egypt, Rome and Mayan civilizations and check out the Ice Age and dive deep down into the South Florida seas.  Classes include explorations of the museum’s galleries, playgrounds, and field trips (for campers ages 7-10 only).

Miami Children’s Museum offers bilingual and interactive exhibits; programs and classes and learning materials related to arts, culture, community and communication.  MCM has 14 interactive galleries and houses many exciting and fun traveling exhibits.
                       
Miami Children’s Museum is dedicated to enriching the lives of all children by fostering a love of learning and enabling children to realize their highest potential.  Through arts and educational programs, MCM seeks to include and target all audiences in Miami’s changing and diverse community by becoming the “town center” for Miami-Dade County’s children and families.

NWM2013/the end: MAM Closing Party BBQ 6/1/13

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NWM2013/the end: MAM Closing Party BBQ
mam_bbq2.1_crSaturday, June 1, 7-10pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

$10 non-members, members free
Tickets purchased online
#NWM2013

Join us for one last party at the Cultural Center Plaza on the eve of the museum’s closing as we prepare to move to a new home, Pérez Art Museum Miami.  Entertainment  curated by the end, a nomadic artist project in the closing exhibition, New Work Miami 2013.

Community radio station Hot 97.7 DJs will play through their 17’ wall of speakers.

Catering by Sparky’s Roadside BBQ.

2nd Annual Burger, Beer and BBQ Bash In Brickell 6/29/13

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2nd Annual Burger, Beer and BBQ Bash In Brickell
NightSaturday, June 29th 2013 – 3pm To 10pm
Historic Miami Circle
401 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
brickellfest.com

VIP Admission – 3pm
General Admission – 4pm

Presented by Miami Taste of Brickell Food & Wine Festival

In celebration of the upcoming Independence Day Holiday, the Miami Taste of Brickell Food & Wine Festival Presents its 2nd Summer Festival – “The Burger, Beer and BBQ Bash”.

The Annual Burger, Beer and BBQ Bash is one of many exciting and fun-filled events that the Miami Taste of Brickell produces before the Grand Festival in March 2014.

Come see how Miami’s most celebrated restaurants and chefs interpret what a “Burger” or “Favorite BBQ Recipe” means to them. Then pair your burger and BBQ with some of the most unique sought after, well-made beers available.

Try creations of from over 20 restaurants and then vote on your favorite burger or BBQ dish.

Featuring:
*Pig Races
*Over 20 Local Restaurants serving their Best Burger & BBQ recipes
* Ice Cold Beer by Stella
*Live Concert
*VIP Tent with PIG Roast by Bother Jimmy’s BBQ and complimentary beer and fine spirits all day and evening (limited couples tickets available)
*Car Exhibit, Exhibitors & Vendors, and Charitable Organizations
*Pig Races and Gambling Pig Casino Games, win prizes and raise money for some of your favorite charities

Wynwood Kitchen and Bar Chef/Artist Dinner 5/29/13

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Wynwood Kitchen & Bar Chef/Artist Dinner
SANTIAGO RUBINO_PORTRAITWednesday, May 29, 2013, 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Wynwood Kitchen & Bar
2550 Northwest 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33127  
www.wynwoodkitchenandbar.com

Reservations are required, as there will only be two seating times offered
Four-course meal for $50 per person
Wine package available for an additional $20 per person (excluding tax and gratuity).
Reservations: 305-722-8959

Wynwood Kitchen & Bar (WKB), Miami’s Global-Latino dining destination featuring dynamic art, innovative cocktails and live music, is launching a series of chef/artist collaborative dinners, teaming up Executive Chef Miguel Aguilar with celebrated Wynwood Walls artists. In a feast for the eyes, the series incorporates culinary expertise with the masterminds behind Miami’s graffiti and street art scene, kicking off with Miami-based, Santiago Rubino.
 
“WKB is known for its location in the heart of Wynwood, where art and food are fused every day, so it only made sense to bring the two together for a unique dining experience,” said Executive Chef Miguel Aguilar. As the first installment of the collaborative dinner series, the evening promises to push the boundaries between conventional supper clubs and artist previews. “I have a deep appreciation for food. It can say a lot about who you are. Most of the inspiration for my art comes from nature and history, so my diet of plant-based foods and seafood, allows me to start each day fresh,” says artist Santiago Rubino.
 
The menu for the evening was created by Aguilar and Rubino, and reflects the artist’s diet and favorite dishes with the spices and flavors of his native Argentina. Guests will also receive a commemorative menu designed and signed by Rubino and Aguilar.

Menu is as follows:
Smoked Tuna Empanadas
Capers, tomatoes, escabeche
 
Avocado Romaine Salad
Toasted almonds, yellow tomatoes, balsamic sesame dressing
 
Grilled Chilean Sea Bass
Boniato purée, chimichurri
 
Chocolate Alfajores
Argentina confection
 
Throughout the evening, a variety of Rubino’s work will be available for purchase at the GoShop, a retail emporium located onsite at the Wynwood Walls, featuring an inventory of artists’ books, bags, and one-of-a-kind creations.

Cubalandia, by teatro El Ciervo Encantado 6/14/13-6/15/13

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Cubalandia, by teatro El Ciervo Encantado
fundarte_cubalandiaweb_1June 14-15
Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL

Tickets are $30 and $25 for students/seniors and may be purchased at fundarte.us or ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000 or in-person at the Colony Theatre box office (305) 674-1040. For additional information about the event or the festival, visit FUNDarte.us.
Boletos: $30/$25 para estudiantes y personas mayores; disponibles en fundarte.us o ticketmaster.com, llamando al (800) 745-3000 o en persona en la taquilla del Colony Theatre: (305) 674-1040. Para más información sobre este evento, visite a FUNDarte.us.

El Ciervo Encantado presents “Cubalandia” a hilariously profound interactive performance by Cuba’s outrageously daring and controversial Lesbian Feminist theater collective addressing the social and political conditions of present-day Cuba. Presented in Spanish with English supertitles.

El Ciervo Encantado presenta “Cubalandia” atrevidísima y controversial sátira/comedia que revela las condiciones sociales, políticas y económicas de la Cuba de hoy.  Presentada en español con supertítulos en inglés.

The 20th Century Show by Taylor Mac 6/14/13

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The 20th Century Show by Taylor Mac
taylormacFriday, June 14th
The Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach
Tickets are $30 and $25 for students/seniors and may be purchased at fundarte.us or ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000 or in-person at the Colony Theatre box office (305) 674-1040.
Festival Pass $60.

From New York: the inimitable and wildly flamboyant Taylor Mac presents his latest work “The 20th Century Show,” an incredible visual feast and concert consisting of one song from each decade of the 20th Century  presented as “a performance ritual to help the audience let go of the 20th century and move into the 21st.”

Taylor Mac is a playwright, actor, singer-songwriter, and sometime director and producer.  TimeOut New York has called him, “One of the most exciting theater artists of our time” and American Theater Magazine says, “Mac is one of this country’s most heroic and disarmingly funny playwrights.”

Dr. Noel Tichy Speaks at the Leadership Lectures Series at FIU 6/4/13

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Dr. Noel Tichy to Speak at the Leadership Lectures Series at FIU
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 – 3:30pm
College of Business Complex, CBC 232
11200 SW 8th Street.
Miami, FL
register online
lead.fiu.edu

The Center for Leadership at Florida International University is pleased to announce that Dr. Noel Tichy, a distinguished professor, renowned author and an expert at training leaders in Fortune 500 companies, will visit the Modesto Maidique campus on June 4.

Dr. Tichy will deliver a discussion-style presentation and share insights from his most recently co-authored book, Judgment on the Front Line: How Smart Companies Win by Trusting Their People, at 3:30 p.m. at the College of Business Complex, CBC 232 located at 11200 SW 8th Street. The lecture, which is part of the Center’s The Leadership Lectures series, is free and open to the public. A book signing and reception will follow.
Judgment on the Front Line, co-authored with Chris DeRose, focuses on empowering front-line associates to gain unique insight into the customers, competition and inner workings of their organizations.

“We are honored to host Dr. Tichy, a leading management expert with decades of leadership practice and research, at FIU,” said Modesto A. Maidique, president emeritus of FIU and executive director of the Center for Leadership. “Along with his highly-regarded literary contributions and work in academia, his real-world success with some of the world’s top companies has set Dr. Tichy apart.” 

Dr. Tichy is a former professor of Management & Organizations at the Ross School of Business at The University of Michigan. He first gained respect for his work at General Electric in the 1980s, where as head of GE’s Leadership Center, he directed the company’s management education and spearheaded its transformation to action learning. Dr. Tichy later began providing consulting services in both the private and public sectors as a senior partner in Action Learning Associates, where he expanded his clientele to include Best Buy, PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Daimler-Benz, GM, Nokia, Nomura Securities, PepsiCo, Royal Dutch Shell and 3M.

Recognized by BusinessWeek and Business 2.0 as one of the “Top 10 Management Gurus,” Dr. Tichy is highly regarded as a staple of management literacy, having written several articles and books and served on the editorial boards of a variety of management publications. He was also the founding editor and chief of Human Resource Management. 

The Leadership Lectures series, presented by Mercantil Commercebank, features world-class, accomplished and influential leaders with expertise ranging from business and philanthropy to public service and academic research. The main goal of the series is to allow the South Florida community to have access to the expertise, advice and best practices of some the world’s foremost leadership minds.

Downtown Miami First Friday Art Walk 6/7/13

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Downtown Miami "First Friday" Art Walk
art-walk_banner-junJune 7, 6-10 pm 
Downtown Miami, FL

Join us for an exciting evening of gallery openings, artist open studios and panel discussions 

Discover the Downtown Arts & Culture District
This new cultural initiative shines a light on the growing art community and collector market in Downtown Miami, bringing together non-profit arts organizations and local galleries for special exhibitions, artists open studios, exclusive openings, artist panel discussions.  The Art Walk  is planned to be held the first Friday of every month January to June and October to December.

The September Art Walk will be held in conjunction with  DWNTWN Art Days, Sept. 20-22 .
The “First Friday” Art Walk will showcase over 150 exhibiting artists offering an array of art experiences that will reflect multiple mediums, styles, and trends in the art world. Miami is the crossroads between three fabulous cultures- Central/South America/Caribbean, Europe and North America- so it is ideally located to bring together the best of these cultures.

Downtown Miami "First Friday" Art Walk a refreshing cultural initiative will serve as a cultural destination and economic engine in Miami’s Downtown active and vibrant urban community.

Galleries from SE 3rd to NE 3rd  Street
Aluna Art Foundation  5-8pm
172 W Flagler Street at SW 2nd Avenue Miami • Parking Available 305 305 6471   786 587 7214
The Re-Portrayed Island; retrospective by Raul Canibano
Curated Aluna Curatorial Collective Adriana Herrear and Willy Castellano. Twenty years of works by this Cuban photographer  who redefined the profile of the common man in Cuba of the end of utopia .

McCormick Place 6-10 pm
111 SW 3rd Street at SW 1st Court Miami   305 206 4734  • Parking Available 
Open Artist Studios
McCormick Place is a vibrant production-based event space featuring various well-known artists.  Currently, it houses nine artist studios belonging to Eleazar Delgado, Scottie Flamm, Virginia Erdie, Julie Ross, Karen Kim, Manuel Rodriguez, Ana Rossi, Scott Doyle and Eva Avila.  There is also a gallery space located on the first floor.  Sean McCormick, the curator behind the venue, describes it as "a place where any idea can come to life."
www.facebook.com/McCormickPlaceDowntownMiami 

Galleries from NE 4th  to NE 11 th Street
The Artisan Lounge 6-10 pm
500 NE 1st Ave at NE 5th Street – Miami  North College Metro Station
“W 10, A Collective View”
Hors d’oeuvres graciously provided by Amy Klingbeil
An innovate artist studio and exhibition space for over 26 Miami artists with a monthly schedule of curated exhibitions.  Artisan Lounge will present “Human Rights- Human Wrongs",  and " Eleuthreia " Freedom Collection by Meg Wallace. Visit the art studios of David Elgena, Marcos Rodriguez, Dajo Photography, Giselle Delgado Buraye, Carolina Molina, Maximiliano Pecce, Vesna Vera, Steven Chun, Diana Pantoja, Reniel Diaz, Michael Glidden, Aurora Molina, German Molina, Pepe Mar, Espiritutara, Marcella Novella, Sol Gersh, Jacky Velis, Gustavo Roman, Maria Castillo, Janet Mueller, Virginia Quinn, W10, IRREVERSIBLE MAGAZINE, Augusto Esquivel, Katy Stallfus, Carolina de Panfilis, and Astolfo Funes.
Panel Discussion: Open Conversation between Social Work and Art. What is the role of social issues in the art world?  7:45 – 8:30 PM.
Interactive Art- Pledge Board: A Heart Made with Finger Prints
Visitors can participate in creating a collective work of art to pledge to make a difference in any of the Social Issues discussed in the exhibition.  
305 209 4278 •                 Parking Available
http://theartisanlounge.com

MDC Museum of Art + Design Noon – 5 pm
600 Biscayne Blvd. -  AT NE 6th Street Miami, FL
“Arnold Mesches: A Life`s Work” Through May 4
The retrospective exhibition Arnold Mesches: A Life’s Work at Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art + Design, commemorates his 90th birthday and will feature over 65 works from many of the 14 series completed.
“Transcending Narratives of Humanity Selected works from the CINTAS Foundation Fellows Collection”  Through May 31
Curated by MDC MOAD curatorial intern, Natalie Perez, Transcending Narratives of Humanity observes the artists investigations relating to material and visual culture as a main vehicle of history and storytelling.
http://www.mdcmoad.org

Dimensions Variable 6-10 pm West Wing
100 NE 11th Street  at NE 1st Ave – Miami 305 607 5527 •  Parking Available
P2V Antoine Lefebvre & P. Scott Cunningham                                                      
" Physical to Virtual" P2 V  is a technical term describing the transfer of a physical server’s data to a virtual machine.  
Dimensions Variable is an exhibition space in the new Downtown Arthouse building located in Downtown Miami.  Their focus is to invite national and international artists to exhibit and discuss their work alongside locally based artists.  The Artist studios of Frances Trombly, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova, and Adler Guerrier will be open during the First Friday Art Walk.
Turned Based Press  6 -10 PM
" A Hasty Show" East Wing
A community based print workshop
www.dimensionsvariable.net

CIFO  Cineros Fontanals Art Foundation Noon to 6 PM
1018 N Miami Ave. at NE 10th Street 305 445-3380
"Miguel Navarro"
"City Metaphors Selections from IVAM Colletion  through May 12th
Works from the Intstitut Valencia d’Arte Modern, Spain

Galleries from NE 12th Street to NE 18th Street
Artopia Art Center and Masterworks  6 to 10 PM
1723 NE 2nd Avenue  NE 17th Street at 2nd Avenue   305 374 8882
Celebrates 25 years fosters engagement in the arts and culture bringing unique events, exhibitions and programs for artists, collectors and Miami audiences.   Also featured are Masterworks of mid and late 20th century contemporary International and Latin Amercian  masters.
info@artopiamiami.com

Nina Torres Fine Art 6-10 pm
1800 N Bayshore Dr #CPl. at NE 18th Street  305 395 3599 Miami Parking Available
“Poesia Visual Contemporanea”
In commemoration of Ponce de León’s discovery of Florida this exhibition celebrates 500 years of Spanish presence in the State of Florida. 
www.ninatorresfineart.com 

Additional Downtown Cultural Offerings:
Centro Cultural Espanol
1490 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130
New World School of the Arts
25 Northeast 2nd Street Miami, FL 33132
InterContinental Hotel Art Project Space
100 Chopin Plaza Miami, FL 33131
Miami International University of Art & Design
1501 Biscayne Boulevard #100 Miami, FL 33132
Historical Museum of South Florida
1075 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132
Cannonball/LegalArt Miami
1035 N Miami Ave #200 Miami, FL 33136
Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway Miami, FL 33132

BAC and GMCVB present 2nd Annual netWORK at the BAC 5/23/13

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BAC and GMCVB present 2nd Annual netWORK at the BAC
bacThursday, May 23, 2013, 6-8 pm
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd Street
Miami, Florida 33127
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Sponsored by Kauffman, Rossin & Co.
 
Business Casual Attire
 
In partnership with the GMCVB, and in celebration of Miami Museum Month, the BAC presents the 2ND Annual netWORK @ the BAC. This special networking event brings together GMCVB members, BAC Artists and Members, young professionals, collectors, museum administrators, and business people from a variety of industries and companies in the Wynwood Arts District, Design District, Midtown, Downtown, Coral Gables, Brickell, the beaches, and surrounding areas.
 
The BAC’s Audrey Love Gallery will feature a reception for professionals to mix and mingle with each other. Guests can enjoy wine along with light bites by JFM Gourmet. Guests will have the opportunity to view the BAC galleries and artist studios.

Villa Azur Beautiful Art Exhibit and Cocktail Reception 5/23/13

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Villa Azur’s "Beautiful" Art Exhibit & Cocktail Reception
villaazurMay 23rd from 7-9pm
Villa Azur
309 23rd St.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.VillaAzurmiami.com | facebook.com/VillaAzur| twitter.com/Villaazur

Complimentary Drinks &
Passed Hors D’ Oeuvres
 
"Beautiful"
Painting By Julie Mimran
Julie Mimran is a 33 year old French artist with impressive skills. She is impassioned bythe world of sport and cinema which has inspired some of her works. She has used various techniques acquired during her studies of production design. She likes to work alos by utilising various matters like pearls, resins, stone leather, lace or other materials that will release and create stunning works of art and color.

Exhibit From May 23rd-June 13th

Join Chef Julie for a Garden Party benefiting the Environmental Coalition of Miami and the Beaches (ECOMB) 5/22/13

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Join Chef Julie for a Garden Party
Wednesday, May 22
The Palms Hotel & Spa
3025 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33140
www.thepalmshotel.com
For restaurant reservations, please call 305.908.5458 or visit www.essensiarestaurant.com
Space is limited and a suggested donation of $25 will be collected upon arrival.

Essensia’s culinary team and Chef Julie Frans will host a special end of the growing season Garden Party benefiting the Environmental Coalition of Miami and the Beaches (ECOMB). Join the Garden Party for a special tour and tasting of Essensia’s Organic Chef’s Garden at The Palms Hotel & Spa. All of the proceeds will benefit ECOMB.
 
The Garden Party will begin in the sandy area in front of the garden’s entrance at 5:00 p.m. Chef Julie will identify the organic produce, herbs and greens in the garden and prepare tastings utilizing ingredients from the garden. In addition, the Garden Party will feature passed “garden to glass” cocktails and special garden appetizers. Weekly tours and tastings of the Essensia Organic Chef’s Garden will recommence in September 2013. For more information, please call Essensia Restaurant at 305.908.5458.
 
ECOMB, an environmental not-for-profit organization founded in 1994, is dedicated to the promotion of environmental sustainability and the preservation of our community’s ecology. This mission is carried out through the development and implementation of a variety of educational programs and campaigns in an effort to achieve the following objectives: Reduce the amount of litter in Miami-Dade County’s beaches, waterways, islands, parks and mangroves; Increase the county’s residential and commercial recycling rates; Promote, preserve and restore coastal habitats, such as our sandy beaches, near shore coral reefs, beach dunes, mangroves, and Biscayne Bay islands and waters; Decrease our community’s carbon footprint through the adoption of “green” lifestyle practices that are more environmentally sustainable. To learn more about ECOMB, visit http://ecomb.org/.
 
Essensia Restaurant follows a farm-to-table philosophy, offering a seasonal selection of wholesome global cuisine with emphasis on premium local and sustainable ingredients.  Working with local farmers and carefully selected purveyors, Essensia’s menu features healthful and flavorful dishes made with produce, meats and seafood primarily sourced from within the State of Florida. Essensia’s exclusive wine list is committed to being sustainable, organic or biodynamic and has been selected for sharing Essensia’s mission to be good for you and the environment.

4th of July IndepenDANCE Beach Party at Nikki Beach Miami 7/4/13-7/6/13

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July 4th through the 6th
Nikki Beach
1 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139

AMPM and Mixmag are proud to present the 9th Annual 4th of July IndepenDANCE Beach Parties! This year, the festivities return to where it all began, on the sands of Miami’s famous Nikki Beach Club, the only true outdoor beach musical experience in Miami! With the best electronic and dance music talent on hand for the festivities, this series of events has invigorated and revitalized the Miami summer season, giving partygoers and music fans a chance to experience and enjoy the world’s top DJ talent in Miami over the summer! And for the 9th year in a row, this team of Miami’s top event producers and promoters has been working non-stop to bring you their most intense lineup yet! Keep your eyes here for the lineup and ticketing announcement, coming your way shortly!

Opening Reception of Imagining La Florida at MDC Museum of Art + Design 5/30/13

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Opening Reception of Imagining La Florida at MDC Museum of Art + Design
lafloridaThursday, May 30, 7 p.m.
MDC Museum of Art + Design
The Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College
600 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami
www.mdcmoad.org 
Click Here To Rsvp By May 24.
For more information, contact galleries@mdc.edu  or 305.237.7722
 
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College,  Mrs. María Teresa Lizaranzu, President, Acción Cultural Española,  Mr. Alvaro Morales, Chairman, España-Florida Foundation,  and The MDC Museum of Art + Design cordially invite you to the opening reception of Imagining La Florida, Ponce de León and the Quest for the Fountain of Youth
 
“Imagining La Florida offers visitors a new perspective on the rich,  yet long-forgotten history of colonial Florida. It is designed to  open eyes and minds, highlighting one of the most intriguing and dramatic  periods in U.S. history.” — J. Michael Francis, Curator of Imagining La Florida
 
This exhibition was produced by the Spanish government and  Acción Cultural Española in cooperation with Miami Dade College,  España-Florida Foundation and the MDC Museum of Art + Design. 
 
Complimentary parking is available at
Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
Building 7, 500 N.E. Second Ave.
Entrances to the parking garage are on N.E. Sixth Street and N.E. Fifth Street.

Cannonball Residency Open Studios 5/23/13

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Cannonball Residency Open Studios
studio_curielThursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Cannonball
1035 N. Miami Ave.
Third Floor
Miami, FL 33136

Click here to learn more about the artists.
Kindly RSVP to splash@cannonballmiami.org  or call 786-347-2360 for more information.

The Foundry and The Young Lawyers Division of the FBA, South Florida Chapter are invited to a special evening at Cannonball.
During the event, guests will have access to artists and cultural producers currently participating in Cannonball’s internationally known residency program. Each artist will open his/her studio and have new and in-progress work on display. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the artists and talk about the artwork on view. Libations and small bites will be served.

Participating Residents: Felecia Carlisle, Domingo Castillo, Olivia Ramos, Amanda Sanfilippo, Reed van Brunschot, and Disorientalism–Katherine Behar (New York, NY) and Marianne M. Kim (Tempe, AZ).

Travis Wall Shaping Sound Tour in Miami at Colony Theater 6/12/13-6/13/13

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Travis Wall Shaping Sound Tour in Miami at Colony Theater
Wednesday June 12th & Thursday, June13th, 8pm
Shaping SoundColony Theater
1040 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.shapingsoundco.com
Ticket Price: $30-85, Group Rates Available

Shaping Sound, the new, contemporary dance company forged by Emmy-nominated choreographer and “So You Think You Can Dance” superstar, Travis Wall, is bringing its first live national dance tour to Miami this summer with a two-day performance at the Colony Theater in South Beach, Wednesday, June 12th and Thursday, June 13th at 8PM. Travis will be joined by fellow dance industry visionaries, Nick Lazzarini (SYTYCD Season 1 Winner), Teddy Forance, and Kyle Robinson, as they lead a dynamic troupe of contemporary dancers through an explosive performance of movement, speed, physical strength, and pure passion. This is the first time a company has been created by and for contestants from the reality dance competition show.

This is the first time a company has been created by and for contestants from the reality dance competition show. The company includes LA’s finest dancers, who have also been featured on SYTYCD and “Dancing With The Stars” and performed with Adele, Florence & The Machine, Kelly Clarkson, Usher, Eminem, Drake, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Julianne Hough, Macy’s Stars of Dance, the Academy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and more.

Today, every  major  TV network has a dance reality television show with a unique angle: from contestants competing weekly in front of a live audience, to behind-the-scenes looks at the lives of commercial dancers trying to make the cut, to “celebrities” paired with professionals fox-trotting their way across the stage.

The trend caught on after Fox premiered So You Think You Can Dance in July 2005 and the show reached huge viewership. Travis Wall is responsible for making dance an exciting and accessible art for both dance and non-dance audiences. For that reason, he founded Shaping Sound with his three best friends to create opportunities for contemporary dancers. The creation of Shaping Sound was chronicled on Oxygen’s hit show “All The Right Moves”.

Miami’s Independent Thinkers Summer Art Auction 6/7/13

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Miami’s Independent Thinkers Summer Art Auction
MIT_logoFriday, June 7th, 7pm-midnight
1035 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136 (10th Street & N. Miami Avenue)
Cost: Free

Miami’s Independent Thinkers, in association with Bronzewall Development present Miami’s Independent Thinkers Summer Art Auction, a silent art auction to be held at 1035 N. Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33136 (10th St. & N. Miami Ave) on Friday, June 7th, 2013, 7pm-midnight.

Auction bids end at 11pm sharp – all proceeds will go towards production costs for our 5th Art Basel fair!

Beverage sponsors: Peroni and Vita Coco
Music provided by DJ Peoples featuring Rage Johnson and DJ V
Performance by Grace Jones and Vanessa Caamano: 8:30pm & 9pm with film installation by Jamil Gonzalez
Small bites provided by The Corner

Confirmed Artists:
2alas, Adler Guerrier, Alexandra Snowden, Alfredo Perez, Alma Leiva, Annie Y. Saldaña, Ashley Elizabeth Craig, ATOMIK, Barbara M de Varona, Betsy Gandy, Brandon Opalka, Breanna Elise Murphey, Buddah Funk, Carla Fache, Christian Hogue, Claudio Picasso (CP1), Cynthia Mason, Daniel Marosi, Debbi Becker, Emerson Calderon, Erika Garcia, Erman, Ernesto Kunde, Gina Cunningham, Henry Ballate, Humberto Vento, Isabelle Wilczynska, Jel Martinez, John DeFaro, John Pack, Jorge-Miguel Rodriguez, Karelle Levy, Katia Danilova, LeBo, Lori Nozick, Luis Arturo Mora, Manny Hernandez, Mark Diamond, Marlene Lopez, Mary Larsen, Mayleen Gonzalez, Myra Wexler, Natalia Molina, Phaedra Robinson, Rage Johnson, Ryan Hayoun, Sara Kaplan, Sean Murdock, Sean R Sullivan, Ted VanCleave, TJ Ahern

Miami’s Independent Thinkers is an organization dedicated to the unity, development and promotion of Miami’s flourishing art community. Our assemblage embraces established, emerging and young artists, visionaries and intellectuals.

Our mission is to provide a sustainable support base for Miami’s creative community, including: painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, performance and new media artists.

2nd Annual Color A Cause Exhibit Featuring Power 20 Honorees 5/29/13

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2nd Annual Color A Cause Exhibit Featuring Power 20 Honorees
colorWednesday May 29, 2013, 7:30pm-10:00pm
Hoxton
1111 SW 1st Ave
Miami, FL 33130
Buy Tickets Online

Includes a cocktail reception, light bites courtesy of The Hoxton and couture sweets by Ana Paz.
Attire requested is “cocktail chic.”

Joey Mugica known locally to most as “The Color Queen” proudly announces that he is ready to unveil the “Power 20” at the second annual Color-A-Cause!

This year’s Color-A-Cause will feature the Power 20 which will represent 20 of South Florida’s most influential people. Mugica will “Color Queen” the honorees by adding his unique dose of color to original photos by Julio Martinez. The colorization effects of Mugica’s images have become so recognizable that they are considered his unique art form. Proceeds of this year’s Color-A-Cause benefits non for profit Neat Stuff for Kids which provides brand new clothing to neglected and underprivileged children.

To be “Color Queened” has become quite the honor as the talented Joey Mugica coined the term as he would photograph friends and local celebrities and then manipulate the colors to bring out a very stylized version of the original. His creations became the rage amongst the public which inspired him to create an annual event, Color-A-Cause where he could showcase his work while collaborating with a great charitable foundation.

This year Mugica has been painstakingly working with photographer Julio Martinez and artist Eleazar Delgado at the very dynamic McCormick Place, run by art supporter Sean McCormick to create a backdrop, set to capture the honorees in a non-traditional manner. The location has become a central hub for artists and creative collaborators alike. The 20 honorees chosen to be “Color Queened” by Mugica include: Adora, Berta Bravo, Craig Stevens, Gerry Kelly, Hansell Leyva, James Cubby, Jammin Johnny, Jipsy, Lesley Abravanel, Malinka Max, Maryel Epps, Michael Gongora, Beth Sobol, Stacy Russell, “Trend Tracker” Tara Gilani, Tony Guerra, Rey Casas, Nikola Charpentier and Viviana Gabeiras.

Joey Mugica said, “It has been an honor for me to shoot many people throughout the years whom I respect, admire and love. This event gives me the opportunity to showcase beauty seen through my eyes while giving back to my community. “

The 2013 edition of Color-A-Cause will benefit Neat Stuff for Kids. Neat Stuff, Inc. was founded in 1995 with the mission to provide free new clothing and school uniforms to abused, neglected, and abandoned and other at-risk children. Neat Stuff was created by local community child advocate Phyllis Krug, who identified a critical need for children involved in the social services system. Today, under the direction of Executive Director Franklin Monjarrez, the organization is proud to be the only agency of its kind in South Florida proudly serving an average of 8,000 at-risk children and distributing over $.7 million worth of new clothes, school uniforms and accessories annually. The major story is not just what they do but how they do it.

Joey Mugica wishes to add a dose of color into the lives of these affected children and Color-A-Cause gives him the platform to give back to the community which has supported his dream. Mugica asks the public to join him on Wednesday May 29, 2013 in support of creativity and children.

Dranoff International 2 Piano Competition 5/16/13

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Dranoff International 2 Piano Competition
dranoffThursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:00pm
Gusman Concert Hall-University of Miami
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, Florida USA
Buy Tickets Online

Program includes:
Francis Poulenc, Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 61
Victor Babin, Concerto No. 2 for 2 Pianos and Orchestra
Gabriela Lena Frank, New commission, Best Performance, World Premiere
Shelton Berg, “Martha and Mary Meditation”, Best Performance
Jerome Moross, “The Last Judgement”, Best Performance

Following the performances and awards, join us at the Coral Gables Museum for the gala celebrating our winners and participants!
VIP ticket required and available through Shoppping Cart.
VIP Ticket includes the week’s Semifinals pass
And an assigned VIP seat
And the reception at the Coral Gables Museum Courtyard
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33143

GableStage at the Biltmore Presents Cock 5/18/13 – 6/16/13

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GableStage at the Biltmore Presents Cock
cockMay 18 thru June 16
Performances:  Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8pm, Sunday @ 2pm & 7pm
(No 7pm performance on Sunday, May 19)
GableStage at the Biltmore Hotel
1200 Anastasia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Valet parking is available.
Free parking is available in the Biltmore parking area west of the hotel.

The Southeastern Premiere of a provocatively titled play about an unlikely love triangle

by Mike Bartlett
with
Julie Kleiner, Ryan Didato, Peter Galman and Nicholas Richberg
Directed by Joseph Adler
When John takes a break from his boyfriend, he accidentally meets the girl of his dreams. A playful, candid look at one man’s sexuality and the difficulties that arise when you realize you have a choice.

NEWS: Gloria Estefan joins The National Trust and Friends of Miami Marine Stadium to Restore Miami Marine Stadium

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Gloria Estefan joins The National Trust and Friends of Miami Marine Stadium to Restore Miami Marine Stadium

gloria-stadium-architect-twoEstefan will serve as “Voice of Miami Marine Stadium” as Miami City Commission considers approval of a new site plan for the stadium

Washington (May 8, 2013) – The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Friends of Miami Marine Stadium are pleased to announce that international superstar and Miami’s own Gloria Estefan, a seven time Grammy-winning artist and leading Miami businesswoman, will take a prominent role in the ongoing advocacy campaign to restore the iconic stadium as a centerpiece of cultural life in Miami. Estefan, a Trustee of the National Trust since 2012, will serve as the voice of efforts to preserve Miami Marine Stadium at a time when the Miami City Commission is weighing approval of a new site plan for the stadium.

Estefan will lend her support to the National Trust and Friends of Miami Marine Stadium’s ongoing campaign to preserve the stadium by appearing in public service announcements, sharing information about the campaign with her followers on social media, and appearing in print and video materials supporting the structure’s restoration. On April 24, Estefan participated in a photo shoot at the stadium with influential Miami artist/photographer Carlos Betancourt, whose work will grace the campaign.

“Miami Marine Stadium is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind place, and I am thrilled to be able to join the National Trust and the Friends of Miami Marine Stadium to help restore it to its former glory,” Estefan said. “As someone who once had the honor of performing at the stadium, I can attest to the fact that it is a completely unique place, and I know thousands of Miami residents feel the same kind of personal connection to the stadium.”

“The stadium reflects the diversity of South Florida. It was designed by a young Cuban-American architect, and has played host to artists from Jimmy Buffett to Sammy Davis Jr., as well as boat shows and many other events. We look forward to the day when this spectacular place is once again a thriving center of cultural life for people in South Florida.”

The campaign to preserve Miami Marine Stadium faces a critical milestone this spring, when the Miami City Commission will vote on a comprehensive site plan allowing the Friends of Miami Marine Stadium to continue their restoration efforts. Two of the five city commissioners have already voiced their support for the reuse plan. Members of the public can urge the City Commission to support the stadium’s site plan by visiting the National Trust’s website at http://bit.ly/miamimarine

The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Miami Marine Stadium one of America’s National Treasures in 2012. National Treasures are endangered places of national significance where the National Trust is committed to a long-term effort to preserve a place and shepherd its return to active use. The Friends of Miami Marine Stadium, an all-volunteer group, has been working to save the one-of-a-kind structure since 2008. The stadium was also named one of the National Trust’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in America in 2009, and was named to the World Monuments Fund Watch List in 2010.

In October, Miami Marine Stadium will be the focus of a special exhibit at the Coral Gables Museum. Titled Concrete Paradise: The Miami Marine Stadium, it will be the first-ever museum exhibit devoted exclusively to Miami Marine Stadium – past, present and future.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded nonprofit organization, works to save America’s historic places. www.PreservationNation.org

Friends of Miami Marine Stadium (FMMS), a not-for-profit organization, was founded in 2008 to save and restore the Miami Marine Stadium, which was built in 1963 and shuttered in 1992. FMMS’s plan not only will renovate the majestic, architecturally iconic structure, but also create a waterfront marine stadium park as a public space for concerts, triathlons, boat races, festivals, spectacles, and community events. FMMS’s plan will be topped by adding a state-of-the-art maritime center, which has already received a pledge of support from the Antique Boat Museum of Clayton, New York, to raise $7 million for a satellite maritime museum to be housed there. Despite more than 20 years of vandalism and neglect, the 6,500-seat stadium built of poured in-place concrete is structurally sound and is considered an engineering marvel now studied internationally. FMMS awaits final approval of their site plan from the Miami City Commission before fundraising efforts can begin. In-depth information can be found at www.marinestadium.org

LOOK OUT FOR AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT FROM SOUL OF MIAMI COMING SOON!

Photo credit: (c)Carlos Betancourt Inc.

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Ancestral Roots Festival 5/25/13

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Ancestral Roots Festival
rootsMay 25 at 2:00pm – 3:00am
Tobbaco Road
626 South Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida 33130-3016
Unity Is Change
www.earthcreativityvillage.com
www.tobacco-road.com
$10 Pre Sale Or Before 3:00pm
$15 After 3:00 pm
Kids Free
Volunteers Free entrance and workshops

The vision of this event is to bring the moments of the present and the past into one. Reliving the rituals, lessons and forms of expression once experienced by our ancestors. Reminding the community of the history that has brought us to where we are now.

We hope to encourage people to become aware of the significance and joy of evolution. Through remembering how far we have come, it may open our minds to understanding with today’s forms of communication, just how far we can go.

Let us spend a weekend in family resurrecting the old ways of life that have been forgotten. Finding the connection with each other and nature, where we teach our kids and ourselves to be kids again. Playing outside and stimulating the brain through art and movement, being active and conscious, remembering our inner power and becoming united with all that life offers.

The creation of this festival is to inspire us to get back to our ancestral roots of not only innocence and inner wisdom but essentially igniting our inner truth of pure love and happiness to the surface.

This memorial will involve a schedule that will consist of kids, adults and family activities such as:

Sustainability & Consciousness, Permaculture, Holistic & Natural Sciences, Arts & Crafts, Dance & Movement, Music & Voice

If you are interested in being a Performer, Vendor or Workshop facilitator call 954.439.8813 or 786.356.7399

Live Music: Conscious Bands, Green Sunshine , Free Like Me , Jesus Hidalgo , x3sr, Tito and the Machine Box, Daniel fernandez, Signal Down, Folk InkWell, Tao Orchestra, Daniel , Cira Capulet, Karina Skye, Emily Sheila , more coming soon

Glow In The Dark Vortex, Mind Blowing Dj’s And Producers, Phantasman , Golden San, Milky , Magical Workshops, Permaculture-Angie & Manny, Pepes Plants , kids Qi Gong-Dr Love, Sufi Opening of the Heart- Bonnie Halima, Qi Gong for Adults-Bonnie Halima, Capoeira-Lemba, Nejma-Belly Dance, and more,

The 2013 Summer Splash Bash – Memorial Day Weekend Blowout 5/25/13

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The 2013 Summer Splash Bash – Memorial Day Weekend Blowout
splashbashSaturday May 25th, 2013, 2:00 pm – 8:00 PM
Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel – Miami Airport
7707 NW 103rd Street
Hialeah Gardens, Florida 33016

RSVP on Facebook
Tickets: $ 10.00

Memorial Day Weekend
3 Stages – Multiple Bands – Pool Bash
All Ages

You’ve never been or played at one event like this before

Bands – Submit to : summersplashbash@yahoo.com
Send MP3, bio, website (FB is okay)
Email and cell contacts.

Vendors: Kindly email name, product, website and bio to
summersplashbash@yahoo.com

Event Hotline: 786-501-4412 and 305-303-3976

Plan B Presents Tom Tom Magazine Tour Miami 5/22/13

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Plan B Presents: Tom Tom Magazine Tour – Miami
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:00pm
Churchill’s Pub
5501 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, Florida 33137

A $5 cover gets you in to the show and helps support publication of Tom Tom.
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twitter: @tomtommag
instagram: @tomtommag

Tom Tom Magazine, the only magazine about female drummers, is going on tour around the world. Starting in April 2013, they will be in a different city every month, for an entire year!!!

On May 22nd, Plan B presents the Miami, FL date of the tour at Churchill’s Pub,

featuring:
Testökra
Killmama
Estonian Couch Surfer
Quarter Horses (slowcore gospel-noir)
The Violet West

8th Annual Radio Lollipop Comedy Show 5/22/13

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8th Annual Radio Lollipop Comedy Show
lollipopWednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:30pm
Miami Improv
3390 Mary Street Ste 182
Miami, Florida 33133
Buy Tickets

Our goal this year is to raise $65,000 for the kids of Miami Children’s Hospital. Will you help us do it? Sure you will. And here’s how:

Want to purchase raffle tickets? Donate $20 for 6 tickets or $30 for 15 tickets.

Raffle Prizes Include: An exotic trip for 2 to Curacao with airfare included. A 7 day cruise for 2 on Royal Caribbean. 10+ luxury hotel stays. 4 round trip airline tickets to anywhere in the U.S. Gift certificates. Experiences. More!

100% of your donation goes to operating our program, and a big part of that is our complete overhaul of the radio studio this summer, which after 17 years is a dinosaur. That, plus toys, crayons, stickers, bubbles (lottttsssss of bubbles), supplies and much more.

This is an investment that you WILL feel good about!

RefreshMiami: Demo Night May 2013 5/22/13

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RefreshMiami: Demo Night May 2013
refreshWednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:30pm
Miami Airport Convention Center
711 NW 72nd Ave
Miami, Florida 33126

RSVP here

Lets get that entrepreneurial blood boiling!
Last month we showed almost 400 of you how to start you business with Lean Startup & Lean Analytics.

This month, come and see a bunch of -=Local=- entrepreneurs ready to pitch their hearts out to you! Join us, see what comes out of hard work, dedication, and sweat equity can do.

The Gist…
5 Companies
5 Minutes of Pitching
5 Minutes of Judge Feedback
Epic Prizes..

5 companies go into the thunder dome, one comes out…
We’re partnering with the South Florida Technology Summit to make this one of our biggest shindigs EVER!

Free Food, Free Beer, Free Wine, and Free Networking..
What more could you ask for?

Do you have a startup or product you’ve built?
Don’t worry, you can still submit your business to pitch here.

Coral Gables Community Foundation Mad Hatter Happy Hour 5/22/13

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Coral Gables Community Foundation Mad Hatter Happy Hour
tarponWednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Tarpon Bend | Coral Gables
65 Miracle Mile
Coral Gables, Florida 33134

Join us for our annual Mad Hatter Happy Hour at TARPON BEND (65 Miracle Mile) and enjoy complimentary wine, soda, and hors d’oeuvres. Cash Bar for other drinks. First, Second, and Third Place prizes will be given for Best Hat. We will be outside (weather permitting). See you there!

SUSHISAMBA Miami Beach Presents Nama Sake Sommelier Selections For The Spring Season 4/15/13-6/15/13

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SUSHISAMBA Miami Beach Presents Nama Sake Sommelier Selections For The Spring Season
13SushiSamba2039April 15 – June 15, 2013
SUSHISAMBA
600 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 673-5337
http://sushisamba.com

The annual arrival of Nama Sakes in Japan is a widely-anticipated event, signaling the arrival of spring.  Nama sakes – young, unpasteurized and vibrant in flavor (nama meaning “young” in Japanese”) – are fruity with grassy notes, boasting a pleasant sweetness.  Hence the association with the change of season and SUSHISAMBA Miami Beach is the premier destination in South Florida to taste these sakes, which are available for a very limited time.  Enjoyed alone or perfectly paired with the restaurant’s renowned blend of Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian cuisine, Nama Sakes are an epicurean delight not to be missed. Below are the special Nama Sake Sommelier Selections available at SUSHISAMBA Miami Beach until June 15, 2013.
Masumi “Arabashiri” Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu    720ml     75.00
Combines the punch of just pressed sake with the fruity taste and aroma of Ginjo sake. Bracingly fresh and clean with a resounding finish—practically exploding with flavors. Arabashiri pairs well with robust foods, even Brazilian.
 
Tedorigawa “Kinka” Nama Daiginjo                       720ml    75.00
   Full, clean taste, with a nice balance of sweetness and acidity overlaying a delicate fruitiness.                                Like plum blossoms at winter’s end.
 
Dewazakura Dewasansan “Green Ridge:Primal Strength” Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu  500ml    57.00
This nama, delivers a noticeable lift at first sip, followed by a pleasant tartness and a brisk finish.                                              Its lively taste stands up well to spicy foods.
 
Kikusui Funaguchi Nama Honjozo Genshu            200ml     15.00
Characterized by the fresh aroma of ripe fruit and a full-bodied, strikingly rich taste unique to this style of sake.                     Great served on the rocks.
 
Kikusui Funaguchi Aged Ginjo                                200ml     20.00
This Ginjo sake is packed as soon as it is brewed and aged at a low temperature for over a year,                                      allowing it to acquire a heavier mouth feel and rich character.
 
Seikyo Junmai Ginjo Nama       720ml    85.00                                                                                                    Bright and lively, this sake has notes of ripe watermelon, mango and citrus in the finish.                                                              It is well balanced with a rounded flavor and clean acidity.

Dance Now! Miami Dance Under the Stars Gala Honoring Mayor Matti Bower 5/31/13

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Dance Now! Miami Dance Under the Stars Gala Honoring Mayor Matti Bower
Invitation_EmailFriday, May 31, 2013, 8:00pm until 11:00pm
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
2000 Convention Center Dr
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Buy Tickets Online

Please join us in support of Dance Now! Miami as we thank Mayor Matti H. Bower for her service to the arts!

Performances throughout the Gardens.

Music provided by the South Beach Chamber Ensemble.

$75 Single | $100 Couple
$125 VIP Single | $150 VIP Couple

8:00 – 9:00 PM VIP Entrance
9:00 – 11:00 PM General Reception

Mix and mingle with Mayor Bower to thank her personally for her support of the artistic community and receive 4 tickets to any future Dance Now! performance at the Colony Theatre.

Miami Finance Forum Happy Hour at Chop House 5/16/13

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Miami Finance Forum Happy Hour at Chop House
ChophouseMay2013May 16, 6:00-8:00pm
Chop House
300 S. Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL

$25 for non Members
Complimentary for MFF Members

Please register and pre-pay

Join Miami Finance Forum for Networking Happy Hour.
Enjoy a complimentary drink and light appetizers, bring plenty of business cards and network with your peers! 
 
We apologize for an inconvenience, please note the date change!

CD Release Party: Dorothy Hindman’s Tapping the Furnace 5/11/13

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CD Release Party: Dorothy Hindman’s Tapping the Furnace

Saturday, May 11 from 6 to 8PM
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Ave
Wynwood Art District, Miami FL, 33127
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Join us for the joyful celebration of this wonderful project during the art walk in Wynwood this Saturday. Harold will have an opening of the intriguing  Fort Lauderdale Mid-century Modern Architecture exhibit. Some sparkling and crispy goodies will be served.

Over the last two decades, Miami-based composer Dorothy Hindman has created music that delves into process, perception, profundity, and entropy. On her debut solo release Tapping the Furnace, her fascinating and ear-grabbing works are interpreted by some of today’s top new music performers, including cellist Craig Hultgren, pianist Laura Gordy, guitarist Paul Bowman, and percussionist Stuart Gerber. The result is a wide-ranging collection that touches on the visceral contained within Hindman’s highly structured compositions.
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US Physical street release date: 06/25/2013
Distributed by Naxos USA
http://www.innova.mu/albums/dorothy-hindman/tapping-furnace

Magic City Casino Presents a Free Concert By Aaron Carter 5/18/13

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Magic City Casino Presents a Free Concert By Aaron Carter
Aaron Carter JPEG 2013Saturday, May 18 at 9pm
Secada’s Lounge at Magic City Casino
450 NW 37 Avenue
Miami, FL 33125

Aaron Carter, the youngest male solo artist to have four Top 40 singles, has toured with musical powerhouses including Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys (his brother, Nick Carter, is a member of the Backstreet Boys). A pop and hip-hop singer from Tampa, Florida, Carter rounded out his skills as a performer by working on Broadway as an actor and as a cast member on “Dancing with the Stars.” His best known hits include “Crush on You,” “I Want Candy,” “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” and “That’s How I Beat Shaq.”
·         Admission to Secada’s Lounge is free and includes complimentary upper level seating. 
·         Limited VIP tables are also available and can be reserved by calling 305-649-3000 ext. 3429. 
·         Secada’s Lounge, the most intimate of three stages at Magic City Casino, has presented acclaimed artists ranging from Grammy Award winner Jon Secada to the iconic 1960’s band, Jefferson Starship.
·         The Wheelin’ Dealin’ Street Food Festival, a free event, will also take place from 5pm to 10pm this evening, featuring 20 of South Florida’s most popular food trucks serving a range of gourmet specialties.
·         For more information, visit www.magiccitycasino.com.

Art Fusion Galleries Presents Wynwood Art Walk Spring Exhibition Subjects of Splendor 5/11/13

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Art Fusion Galleries Presents Wynwood Art Walk Spring Exhibition Subjects of Splendor

fusionSaturday, May 11th 2013 from 7-10 pm
Art Fusion Galleries
3550 North Miami Avenue
Miami FL

Complimentary Wine and Refreshments
Live Music Entertainment by Gabriel Paulus
Valet Parking Available On-Site

Featuring over 50 emerging to mid-career contemporary artists, this exhibition presents a revealing look at the forefront of contemporary artwork that spans across more than twenty three countries. The selection of artists can be traced from Australia, throughout Europe, South America, North America and South Africa. Featuring an extensive portfolio of contemporary original artwork, this collection crosses the boundaries of subject matter thus amplifying the role of today’s artists who are on the cusp of the modern epoch. Rich in tradition yet vibrant and seductive in subjects of splendor, our spring exhibition elevates a generation of artists who seek to give expression to the pulse of modern life. Art Fusion Galleries is proud to host this exhibition in our grand gallery space which boasts over 8,000 square feet of Pristine Contemporary Gallery Space.

Exhibiting from:      Monday, April 1st, 2013 through Monday, June 17th, 2013     

Hands Across the Sand 2013 Miami Beach 5/18/13

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Hands Across the Sand 2013 – Miami Beach
Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:00am until 12:15pm
hands501 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Take a Stand on the Sand for Healthy Ecosystems… and a STRONG ECONOMY!

Invite your friends, colleagues, students, waiters, hotel managers, neighbors
* Join the BIG gathering on South Beach
* SAVE THE DATE
* Bring your group
* Become an Organizer, and bring a big group!
* Get your group “Miami-Trained” by UPG on the morning of 5/18 on SoBe
* Let’s make this the BIGGEST Hands on Earth!
* Let’s cover the whole coast with people, from Key West to SoBe to Palm Beach!

Got Time or Resources? Get in touch ASAP.
* Organizers
* Photographers
* Aerial platforms for photographers for SoBe, Broward, Palm Beach or Monroe
* Aerial banners for SoBe, Broward, Palm Beach or Monroe

Can’t make it to SoBe?
* Stand anywhere, and you STAND WITH US!
* Start a new group… ANYWHERE on EARTH!
* Tell friends in EVERY STATE & EVERY COUNTRY!
* Register your gathering at: http://www.handsacrossthesand.org/

For the non-FB users, please send them to http://www.urban-paradise.org/Hands2013.

Great for CHILDREN! They have the most to lose when our world gets polluted.
Groups are WELCOME! The more, the merrier, we all share this world.

Big Night ing Little Haiti featuring Skah Shah #1 and X-Tassy 5/17/13

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Big Night in Little Haiti
haitiFriday, May 17, 2013, 6:00pm until 10:00pm
Little Haiti Cultural Center (City of Miami)
212-260 NE 59th Terrace
Miami, Florida 33137
BigNightLittleHaiti.com

A special celebration for Haitian Heritage Month – FREE

Presented as part of a week of special events, co-presented with Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones. The night features legendary konpa group Skah Shah #1 and fresh new stars X-Tassy in the plaza, an opening concert by ESMIA Children’s Orchestra of Miami Music Project in the theater, DJ Mack and Mizikpam.com between sets, and a closing blowout with Rara Lakay!

Plus Donna Karan’s Discover Haiti in the Gallery, presented with Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, delicious kreyol cuisine from Leela’s Lakay for sale, ice cold Prestige Beer and other treats, activities for kids hosted by Positive Impact and the Bass Museum of Art. After show at 7th Circuit.

Presented by Rhythm Foundation and Little Haiti Cultural Center, with major support from the Knight Foundation and Boom.

See you there!

Take a Walk in Her Shoes Fashion Show 5/17/13

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Take a Walk in Her Shoes Fashion Show
shoesFriday, May 17, 2013, 11:00am until 2:00pm
InterContinental Miami
100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, Florida 33131
www.chapmanpartnership.org

Individual tickets are $125/each and can be purchased online

4th Annual Take a Walk in Her Shoes fashion show is coming back to town on May 17th!

This year’s theme is Deco Riveria!

The vintage fashion showcase this year is produced by C. Madeleine’s, directed by Danny Santiago, hair styling and makeup by Rik Rak Salon.

BeART Series: Marcos Irusta Renacimiento and Thania Sanz World Music 5/16/13

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BeART Series: Marcos Irusta Renacimiento and Thania Sanz World Music
beartThursday, May 16, 2013, 6:30pm until 8:30pm
Eurosuites Hotel & Residences
1750 NW 107th Ave
Doral, Florida 33172

Sponsors:
SpiralBeat,
LatinPlus,
Atrium&Doral Office Parks,
Jerry Artarama,
Sweewater Chamber of Commerce,
Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce,
Quantic Events+Marketing,
CG Magazine,
Conexiones Magazine,
Arte Noticias Miami Blog,
Luis Gomez Universe 137 Studios,
Nexus+Digiprint,
Renatus Group,
Doral Family Journal.

NWM2013/the end presents A Talk With Underground Cartoonist Mike Diana 5/16/13

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NWM2013/the end presents A Talk With Underground Cartoonist Mike Diana
nwm2013Thursday, May 16, 2013, 6:30pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130

Admission $8, MAM members free.
Secure garage parking $5 at 50 NW 2nd Avenue, between Flagler Street and NW 1st Street
Metrorail: Government Center (walk one block south)
#NWM2013
Education@miamiartmuseum.org / 305.375.4073

Miami Art Museum presents a NWM2013/the end program: “Convicted for Comics: A Talk with Underground Cartoonist Mike Diana” on Thursday, May 16, at 6:30pm. In 1994 Mike Diana (b.1969) became the first artist to receive a criminal conviction for obscenity for artwork in the United States. This is the first time in 15 years Diana will return to Florida. Diana will deliver an illustrated talk reflecting on his experiences both prior, during and after the conviction. The Miami Art Museum and the end have organized this talk as a platform for hearing and remembering Diana’s story and the challenges to artists’ freedom of expression.

Following the talk, Miami-based quartet Baby B Strings will debut their original arrangement of one of Modest Mussorgsky’s most famous works, “Pictures at an Exhibition.” Baby B Strings is Belinda Ho, violin, Tony Seepersad, violin, Vivian Torres, viola, Pilar Suter, cello with Oscar Bustillo, conducting.

This talk and performance is organized in conjunction with the exhibition New Work Miami 2013 on view at MAM through Sunday, June 2, 2013. The exhibition presents recent and newly commissioned work by approximately a dozen Miami-based artists, highlighting the diverse and innovative practices of the city’s artists, featuring site-specific installations, sculpture, painting, and photography. The exhibition is among the last presentations in MAM’s current facility, which will reopen in December as Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in a new, Herzog & de Meuron-designed building in downtown’s Museum Park.

As part of New Work Miami 2013, NWM2013 programs are organized by SPRING BREAK/the end, a nomadic project that presents artist-driven educational and performance events at different venues throughout Miami.

**This talk is intended for mature audiences only. Viewer discretion advised.**

The Steven Machat Experience 5/16/13

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The Steven Machat Experience
machatThursday, May 16, 2013, 6:30pm until 12:00am
Gab Studio
105 NW 23 Street
Miami, Florida 33127

Gummdrops and Jolt Radio present: The Steven Machat Experience.

Legendary entertainment industry provocateur discusses The Secret and Sacred Knowledge of the Music Business, from creation to exploitation. This discussion with Steve Machat will teach and share a lifetime of first hand working knowledge and experience on how to live and make a living in the entertainment world.

The discussion will cover copyright law, the “deals” of the music business, promotion and marketing aspects of branding product, the ins and outs of touring, auxiliary uses of music (movies, video games, etc.) and the future of entertainment.

Mr. Machat will also share his personal experiences in working with many celebrities over his long career.. from Genesis, Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel, to Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector.

Doors open at 6:30 PM with complementary beverages all evening.
Acoustic set by Jorge Velasquez (Hunters of the Alps) at 9:45 PM
Partial proceeds will go to Swim Drink Fish Music and Trailblazers For Justice.

Tickets can purchased Mon-Sat from 2 Pm – 5 PM at Gab Studio, mention Jolt Radio when purchasing your tickets and receive a discount.

Discover Haiti with the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance 5/16/13

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Discover Haiti with the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance
haitiThursday, May 16, 2013, 6:00pm
Little Haiti Cultural Center
212-260 NE 59th Terrace
Miami, Florida 33137

The Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance (HCAA) and The Urban Zen Foundation in collaboration with fashion industry legend, Donna Karan present “Discover Haiti” Urban Zen at the Little Haiti Cultural Center from May 16th to July 1st, 2013. Take a journey and discover Haiti. Nomad Two Worlds and Donna Karan continue to support the artisans of Haiti with the new DISCOVER HAITI EXHIBITION showcasing a collection of art, accessories, clothing, and home furnishings designed and produced in Haiti. The exhibit will feature work shaped by generations of traditional Haitian artisans, using natural elements such as stone, wood, paper, metal, tobacco and horn. The “Haiti Artisan Project” working in collaboration with Donna Karan, aims to create a sustainable model of small industrial production and commercial expertise to support the art community of Haiti and to preserve the rich culture of the island.

The HCAA and the Zen Foundation aim to help Haiti help itself by utilizing and organizing its artisans, natural resources and production potential to create business models that can be properly marketed and distributed throughout the US and Europe. We are celebrating the “Haitian Heritage Month” by presenting these beautiful original Haitian arts and crafts to the Miami audience at the Little Haiti Cultural Center.

The HYPE on Hospitality and Tourism 5/16/13

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The HYPE on Hospitality & Tourism
hypeThursday, May 16, 2013, 5:30pm
Balans & Miami Innovation Center
1951 NW 7th Avenue
South Tower, 8th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Located in the new Miami Health District, adjacent to Wynwood

Advance Registration
$20 members | $25 nonmembers
On-site: $30 per person
Registration Link
For information contact: Crystal Renta, 305-577-5486, crenta@miamichamber.com

HYPE Miami®, the young professionals committee of the Greater Miami Chamber, invites you to a panel discussion featuring industry experts who will explore hotels, restaurants & conference centers and how their
ratings and future development, respectively, may generate larger
revenue into the South Florida economy; cruise lines and their strategy to overcome competition from other ports; and the benefits
of sports on Miami-Dade’s economy.

Speakers:
Economic Agency:
Rolando Aedo, Senior Vice President, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Wendy Kallergis, President, Greater Miami Beaches & Hotel Association

Private Industry:
Marcus Bach Armas, Corporate Affairs Manager, Miami Dolphins
Aurelio Lopez, Associate Vice President, Royal Caribbean
Abe Ng, Founder and CEO, Sushi Maki Restaurants
5:30 p.m. Registration & Reception
6:30-7:30 p.m. Program

Little Havana Art Walk 5/10/13

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Little Havana Art Walk
havanaFriday, May 10th – 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Join us the second Friday of every calendar month for Little Havana Art Walk.  It promises an evening embracing all of Little Havana, highlighting its art, dining and entertainment.

Kontempo Art, 1646 SW 8th St., Evelyn Walg, Art as Gift,  Opening Art Exhibit Reception – 7 pm,  Gaby Pino, Astolfo Funes,  George Goodridge, Katiuska Gonzalez, Aurora Molina, Maximiliano Pecce, Nancy Martini, Valentina, Evelyn Walg

Futurama Building, 1637 SW 8th St.,  Mari Carmen, Mari Carmen Opening Reception -7:00 pm, Futurama Building Artists,  Art by JTW, Art by Ninoska,  B.A.D. Brainn Art Gallery, Didi Marchi Art Studio,   Maggie Genova-Cordovi Studio, Mari Sanchez Studio,     Penner Studios,   Rafiño Art,   Roy Rodriguez Art,   Sacasas Fine Arts,  Santos Fine Art Gallery, Villamil Art Studio

Agustin Gainza Art Gallery
1652 SW 8th St
Agustin Gainza – Moulin Rouge

Calle 8 & SW 17th Ave
Mildrey Guillot Fine Art, Agustin Gainza Art Gallery, Kontempo Art, Obrapia Fine Art Restoration, Unzueta Fine Art, Molina Fine Art

Calle 8 & SW 16th Ave,  Maxoly/Latin Art Core

Calle 8 & SW 15th – 13th Ave
Marta G. Ismail Fine Art
Cuba Ocho Art & Research Center
Art of Freedom

12th Ave & 6th St Art District
Galeria Adelmo
Carlos Alves & JC Carroll Studios
Curras Curras Ceramics 
Ritz on 6th Ceramics
El Fresco
6th St. Dance Studio 
6th Street Container Alternative Arts Space
ArtSpoken Performing Arts Center

Little Havana Art Walk
305.223.2245
Futurama Building, 1637 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135

Chat Chow TV Party 5/13/13

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Chat Chow TV Party
Monday, May 13, 2013, 6:00pm until 9:00pm
chatchowGramps
176 NW 24th St.
Miami, Florida 33127

RSVP rsvp@chatchow.tv or on Facebook

No cover charge; $5 specialty cocktails
42 Below Vodka, Mandarine Napoleon and Domaine de Canton
Will be offering $5 specialty cocktails

Ms. Cheezious Food Truck will be providing FREE sandwiches for the first hour
HipPOPs Will be providing FREE gelato pops
The Burger Beast Will be filming a live episode of The Grinder with a surprise guest

Spring to Life Party for a Purpose 5/11/13

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Spring to Life Party for a Purpose
purposeSaturday, May 11, 2013, 10:00pm until 4:00am
LMNT
55 NW 36 Street
Miami, Florida 33127
BUY your tickets online now & receive discounted entry – go to www.laserlightproductions.com.

That’s right, Miami’s hottest socialites and world renowned Djs will be descending on the gorgeous LMNT in Miami! We are asking you to do what Miami does best…PARTY and make a difference in the world whilst doing so!

If you fancy rubbing shoulders with Miami’s elite crowd, getting to know the some of the best known Dj’s worldwide then you need to book your ticket right now!

Laser Light Productions, will bringing you a music event that will blow your minds! All to benefit BeLoved Miami (www.belovedmiami.com), an organization that cares about women across the globe. Laser Light Productions is ready to make the change, we just need your help!

Whilst helping young girls and women across the world you will be rubbing shoulders with
The WORLD CLASS – MOBIUS8
As well as some Miami’s own Resident DJs:
JUSTIN SHEPPARD
DAVE SOL
KGB

House of Thunder Bike Night 5/11/13

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House of Thunder Bike Night
thunderSaturday, May 11, 2013, 6:00pm until 3:00am
House of Thunder USA
1900 North Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida 33136

Come Party With House Of Thunder During Wynwood’s Famous Artwalk
Check out Miami’s Newest Motorcycle boutique and Dealership, Where all the bikes are a work of art.

Come Meet Elite German Motorcycle Builder Erik Vauth
Live Bands, Food and Drinks!
Revolution
Deffektor

6pm – 3am

10% off any Mororcycle, Parts and or service for the day of the event!

MaitejosuneUrrechaga at Swampspace 5/11/13

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MaitejosuneUrrechaga at Swampspace
swampspaceSaturday, May 11, 2013, 5:00pm until 10:00pm
Swampspace
150 NE 42 St
Miami, Florida 33137

Yes, No or I Don’t Know Why, are common responses to questions. When the answer is ” On the Tip of the Tongue”, some call it “Presque Vu” or almost seen. To experience the work of Maitejosune Urrechaga is similar in character to these psycholinguistic phenomenon. For her solo show, Maitejosune explores through portraiture the universal experience of unconscious thoughts and impulses as yet unexplained by science or spirituality.

Bike Wash and BBQ 5/11/13

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Bike Wash & BBQ
bicycleSaturday, May 11, 2013, 2:00pm until 6:00pm
Magic City Bicycle Collective
1100 N. Miami Ave.
Miami, Florida 33136

We will be hosting our Bike Wash & BBQ Saturday, May 11th from 2-6pm at the Collective. Bring your bike and we’ll provide the rest. FREE PBR until 4pm, then just $2 after and also FREE Pollo Tropical, while supplies last. And as if it couldn’t get any better, Sear’N Gears will be there too.

So wash your bike and fill your belly at the MCBC Bike Wash & BBQ. Hope to see you there!

Sound Theory Live to Relaunch on Wynwood Radio 5/10/13

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Sound Theory Live to Relaunch on Wynwood Radio
soundtheoryFriday, May 10, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
The Stage Miami
Miami Design District 170 NE 38th Street
Miami, Florida 33137

Sound Theory Live to Relaunch on Wynwood Radio May 10
Award-winning music program celebrates return at The Stage Miami

After four years of broadcasting on local jazz station WDNA, the musical performance and interview program Sound Theory Live has found a new home: Wynwood Radio.

“We’re excited about resuming Sound Theory Live with our new media partners Wynwood Radio and look forward to bringing the global listening public even more compelling programming and music,” says founder and host Carlos F. Garcia, who also owns the show’s brick and mortar venue, The Stage Miami. “We invite everyone to celebrate with us at The Stage on Friday, May 10th, 2013 beginning at 7 p.m. for an extended two-hour show or listen in on the web. Following the show, Wynwood Radio will continue to stream live from The Stage with acts and DJs throughout the night.”

Adds Wynwood Radio’s Vice President and Director Vicente Solis: “We are delighted to be Sound Theory Live’s new home and media partners. Carlos and his team have many positive liaisons with the different Miami musical scenes. We believe that his show, in an online radio environment, can thrive, become more agile, fun and can also enhance the opportunity for community expansion that Wynwood Radio nurtures as part of its DNA.”

The move to web won’t change the show format, which according to the program website is “geared towards promoting the great local musicians by showcasing their talents live on the radio.” It will allow for greater content freedom and a looser format not beholden to news updates and public service announcements. Garcia adds: “The show expects to have increased flexibility both in programming and in location. We hope to bring the show to venues and events all over South Florida to help continue moving the Miami music scene forward!”

Once again the show will feature Garcia, voted Miami New Times’ “Best FM Radio Personality” in 2010, as the host, with the assistance of co-hosts Sasha Torres, co-owner of The Stage, venue booking agent Eric Garcia and show veteran, Andrea Alarcon.

Slated to play live and be interviewed on the maiden Wynwood Radio webcast are: Afrobeta, Electric Piquete, Brendan O’Hara, Radioboxer, Humbert, The Problem Kids, Bachaco as well as veteran Miami DJs DJ Sire Esq., DJ Manuvers and many more. There are some surprise guests in store as well. The festivities and webcast commence May 10 at 7 p.m., during the show’s usual slot and time, and will continue through 9 p.m. Subsequently, Sound Theory Live will assume it’s regularly scheduled time on Wynwood Radio and be webcast from locations across South Florida and re-aired on Sunday afternoons, and potentially during other days and times.

Admission to the event at The Stage is free until 11 p.m. and $5 thereafter; enjoy 2-for-1 happy hour drink specials from 6 to 9 p.m. and other specials throughout the night. You can listen live on the web by navigating to www.wynwoodradio.com.

For more details and updates, visit www.soundtheorylive.net, like them on www.facebook.com/soundtheorylivemiami and follow the program on www.twitter.com/soundtheorylive.

Kiki Valdes The Valdeziacs Closing Reception 5/9/13

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Kiki Valdes “The Valdeziacs Closing Reception”
valdeziacsThursday, May 9, 7:00pm until 10:00pm
101 Exhibit LLC
101 NE 40th St
Miami, Florida 33137-3511

Please join us for the closing reception of the ‘Valdeziacs”

The Michael Margulies Artist Agency is proud to present “The Valdeziacs” a solo exhibition featuring new works from painter Kiki Valdes. “The Valdeziacs” is the culmination of Valdes’ most recent works. Many of the current paintings move into a new direction for the artist. Cartoon characters provide the first entry point to Valdes’ complex explorations of layered cut canvas collages, abstractions and figurative cartoon imagery. He paints the excited, cryptic images of bubbly faces and toon masks to convey a feeling of childhood nostalgia as a visual tactic to address space and form.

Valdes sees the cartoon imagery as a way to communicate and connect with a wider audience by conjuring memories. Cartoons have seeped into our consciousness since childhood and the artist uses those recognizable images and memories as prop for questions about painting and our obsession with the familiar. The new works in “The Valdeziacs,” the title in itself is a nod to childhood nostalgia, plays with form. Valdes turns various characteristics of known cartoon figures into a complete abstraction. Certain qualities like curves, exaggerated eyes and big mouth emphasize the duality of his compositions and create a battle between the familiar graphic figuration and what is familiar in painting. Valdes creates a place where darkness and light meet. He merges both and they open a dialogue and leave space for interpretation.

March Against Monsanto Benefit Show Miami 5/8/13

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March Against Monsanto Benefit Show – Miami
monsantoWednesday, May 8, 8:00pm
Churchill’s Pub
5501 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, Florida 33137

Come join us on Wednesday May 8th at the legendary Churchill’s Pub and show your support for your right to know what is in the food that you eat. The event is a fundraiser for the upcoming March Against Monsanto on May 25th here in Miami. This is a global event happening in hundreds of cities in order to unite and show our disapproval of Monsanto and their monopoly on the food market. We need to raise funds for flyers,permit cost for the march,informative pamphlets, stickers, and supplies (including the materials needed to make giant puppets for the march courtesy of The Autonomous Playhouse). It will be a night of great entertainment including music,a puppet show, live body painting,vegan cookies, a painting station and more!

The Event Is Only $5! Show Starts At 8pm Sharp!! 2 Stages..

::Inside Stage::

1. The Upton Downs (8:15)
2. Magen Melancholy (8:50)
3. Catacomb Crows (9:25)
4. Tony Wylder (9:55)
5. An Educative Talk On GMO’s By Trish Sheldon (the state organizer for GMO free Florida) (10:25)
6. A Puppet Show by The Autonomous Playhouse (10:45)
7. Jay Vic / Steve Grant / Kevin Kage (11:05)
8. The Vilifiers (11:45)
9. Xela Zaid (12:20)
10. Sharlyn Evertz (12:55)
11. The Bearings (1:30)

::Outside Party Stage::

Dj’s All Night Long With Live Body Painting!! And Headlined By The Legendary Master Feathers With Support From Future Legends Sonida Russia And The Sandman!!
1. The Sandman (9:00-10:30)
2. Sonida Russia (10:30-12:00)
3. Master Feathers (12:00-2:00)

The event is only $5 and all proceeds from the door going towards the Miami March Against Monsanto. Even if you can’t support the cause by going, help us by spreading the word to all your friends and families.

Also, we will be having our weekly meeting at Churchill’s at 6:30. Please come early and share your voice with us as we discuss the upcoming march.

Also Join the Miami March @
https://www.facebook.com/events/607444785948659

Cigars and Rum at Precision Barberclub 5/8/13

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barber“Cigars and Rum” at Precision Barberclub
Wednesday, May 8, 6:30pm until 8:30pm
Precision Barberclub
9703 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL

RSVP: info@Spinhouse-PR.com

Join us for an evening for Cigars, Rum and Networking in Miami Shores!

We’ll have special media guests, Jason Martinez and Sebastian Rusk in the house!

Human Trafficking: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do 5/8/13

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traffickingHuman Trafficking: What You Need to Know & What You Can Do!
Wednesday, May 8, 5:30pm
City Hall The Restaurant
2004 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, Florida 33137

Cocktails & Conversation with the League, join the conversation with representatives from:
US Attorney’s Office, State Attorney’s Office, Miami-Dade Police Dept., Homeland Security and Kristi House

Cook Like a Wok Star Cooking class 5/9/13

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Cook Like a Wok Star Cooking class
Thursday, 05/09/2013, 07:00pm-10:00pm
The Lab Miami
400 NW 26th Street
Wynwood, Miami, FL 33127
webpage link

$65pp incl. wine tasting and sponsor giveaways
ticket link

Cook Like a Wok Star!
Join Wok Star Eleanor Hoh to learn yummy, one-dish dinners for busy weeknights!

My NO-recipe approach to cooking is fun and eliminates the chore of ‘what’s for dinner’! You’ll find out how to Be a Rock Star so everyone will love you!

You’ll start with a yummy appetizer, zip wine and meet other guests. Then onto discovering Asian flavors, ingredients and cutting techniques. You’ll see how to get big flavors with little effort using just a few fresh ingredients and only 4 seasonings.

You’ll leave with tips, resources and a chance to purchase an Ultimate Wok Star Kit so you can go home and immediately start to Cook Like a Wok Star! 

Miami International Piano Festival Discovery Series 5/16/13-5/19/13

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Miami International Piano Festival Discovery Series
May 16 – 19, 2013 
The Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.miamipianofest.com
Admission: Individual tickets start at $15 with $30 and $50 seats available. Students under 22 receive a 50% discount. Premier package is $150 for all (6) concerts and includes premium seating. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1.800.745.3000 or at the Colony Theatre Box Office.

True to its mission to "discover, promote, support and document the great masters of the keyboard," three compelling new artists will make their first solo recital appearances in S. Florida. Each was chosen for their unique ability to bring personal and fresh interpretations to classical piano masterpieces. The Miami International Piano Festival offers six unique and inspiring performances including a premiere event of "Music & Painting" which will feature a celebrated artist inspired by music, painting live before the audience.

Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:45 p.m.
Nikolay Khozyainov (Russia) – Sonatas & Songs
A phenomenal 21 year old pianist, first prize winner of the 2012 Dublin International Piano Competition and the youngest finalist of the XVI International Chopin Piano Competition makes his South Florida debut immediately following his debut at Carnegie Hall with a captivating program that includes Sonatas by Beethoven, Prokofieff, & Liszt & the Barcarolle and Bereceuse by Chopin. Program includes a multi-media presentation by "Lecturer in Residence" Professor Frank Cooper.

Friday, May 17, 2013 at 7:45 p.m.
Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy (Germany) – Preludes & Variations
Praised for his interpretive sophistication, depth and originality, and, his dazzling intellectual power, Schmitt-Leonardy presents Chopin’s 24 Preludes Opus 29 and Mendelssohn’s Variations Sérieuses. Rounding out the program are Kabalevsky Preludes and Prokofieff, Sonata No. 3, Op. 28. Adding to the Festival experience will be a multimedia presentation by "Lecturer in Residence" Professor Frank Cooper.

Prodigies & Masters of Tomorrow: Three Astonishing Prodigies
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
Simon Porter (Violin), Oliver Aldort (Cello) & Rachel Cheung (Piano)
Beloved Chamber Jewels
Three astonishing young artists get together to share their insights through a varied and delightful program. Each one of these Prodigies was presented at the Festival when they were barely in their teens. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness their transformation into mature and great artists. Their program will include Beethoven’s Spring Violin Sonata, Brahms E-minor Cello Sonata and the virtuosic Mendelssohn’s D-minor Piano Trio.

Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7:45 p.m.
Joseph Moog (Germany) – A Sheer Variety of Spectacular Works
A combination of flawless virtuosic technique, an individual approach to programming single out Joseph Moog, at the age of 25, as one of the most exciting young pianists today. Joseph Moog knows instinctively that making music is a life, not a career. Moog has selected several beautiful arrangements of Haydn, Mozart, Wagner (Encountering the Black Swan), Debussy, & Verdi for his first ever Florida solo recital. Rounding out the program will be a multimedia presentation by Festival "Lecturer in Residence" Professor Frank Cooper.

Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
Jorge Luis Prats (Cuba) – A Spanish Journey
A natural and spontaneous pianist, capable of creating music in a most stunning and amazing way. For Jorge Luis Prats the piano is merely the tool he uses to create music. With his profound understanding of the music of Spain andits culture, Jorge Luis Prats will be the consummate tour guide through this composer’s crowning achievement of pure virtuosity from the demanding Iberia Suite by Isaac Albeniz representing a particular city in Spain. Prepare yourself to be carried away to another place and time by one of today’s most accomplished artists.

Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 7:45 p.m.
An Evening of Music & Painting: Misha Dacic (Pianist) & Vladimir Markovic (Painter) – The Enigma of Creativity
Join us for an exquisite world premiere for one show only of an interactive evening of music and live painting. This performance echoes the grand traditions of the Romantic Period where pianists were inspired by the painting of great masters – except that this evening, the music of great masters will inspire the art. A pianist of extraordinary power, Misha Dacic, will inspire the renowned muralist, Vladimir Markovic to produce a painting – live on stage, as Dacic performs the mystical music of Scriabin and Mompou’s most beautiful, elusive, simple and mystical music of Evaporation.

To round out the Festival experience, Frank Cooper, Musicology Research Professor at University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, has been named "Lecturer in Residence" and will be on hand to provide a dynamic intellectual perspective on the artists’ choice of repertoire.

Marchio Ospitalita’ Italiana Award Ceremony 5/8/13

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Marchio Ospitalita’ Italiana Award Ceremony
ospitalitaMay 8, 2013 at 6.00 pm
Mia Cucina
105-107 Miracle Mile
Coral Gables
More Info

RSVP by Monday, May 6th at rsvp@iacc-miami.com , with your name and contact information
Members: Free (+ 3 guests)
Non Members: 20$
How to pay:
– Call us at (305) 577-9868 providing your credit card information;
– Click Here to pay with Paypal.
Please note that due to the limited space at the venue we will not accept payments at the door.

Come and join us for the consignment of the seal and certificate to the 11 selected restaurants in Miami, winners of the prestigious Q seal. The awards will be given by Italy’s Ambassador to the U.S., Hon. Claudio Bisogniero and by Hon. Adolfo Barattolo, Consul General of Italy in Miami.
 
An Italian food & wine extravaganza will follow the ceremony to celebrate the best of our culinary tradition. 
 
Unioncamere (the Association of Italian Chambers of Commerce) with the support of the Italian government, have constituted the certification " Marchio Ospitalita’ Italiana – Ristoranti Italiani nel Mondo" – a seal of quality that is conferred annually to authentic Italian restaurants around the world. A cocktail reception will follow the ceremony.

Florida Supercon 2013 7/4/13-7/7/13

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Florida Supercon 2013
fscThursday, July 4: 11:00am – 3:00am
Friday, July 5: 10:00am – 3:00am
Saturday, July 6: 10:00am – 3:00am
Sunday, July 7: 10:00am – 3:00am.
The MACC
711 NW 72nd Ave
Miami, FL 33126.
www.floridasupercon.com
Tickets start at $25 in advance and $30 at the door

South Florida’s Largest Comic Book, Anime, Animation, Video Game, Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Pop Culture Convention
Over 350 Guests including George Takei, Adam Baldwin, The stars of The Walking Dead, The stars of Comic Book Men, 20th Anniversary Power Rangers Reunion, and some of the biggest names from the world of Comic Books, Anime, Animation and Science Fiction descend on Miami 4th of July weekend

Florida Supercon returns for four full days of fun. The eight year old event is South Florida’s largest geek event, and will be attended by upwards of 20,000 fans and features over 350 comic book, film, television, stage, music, and anime guests. There will be over 1,000 events, including celebrity Q&A’s, industry panels, writing workshops, video game tournaments, bands, dance parties, cosplay contests, cosplay photo shoots, Florida Super Championship Wrestling, and much more! This year’s music festival will feature over 50 national and local bands. Florida Supercon is the largest cosplay event in South Florida, with thousands of cosplayers in attendance, offering dozens of events and competitions.

Just some of the over 350 guests already announced include:
George Takei – Star Trek (Mr. Sulu), Heroes (Kaito Nakamura)
Adam Baldwin – Firefly (Jayne Cobb), Chuck (John Casey)
Chandler Riggs – The Walking Dead (Carl Grimes)
Laurie Holden – Star of Walking Dead (Andrea), The X-Files (Marita Covarrubias)
Jason David Frank – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Tommy, The Green Ranger)
Al Plastino – Legendary Artist of Superman and Batman, Co-Creator of Supergirl
Dave Gibbons – Legendary Artist and Co-Creator of The Watchmen, Give Me Liberty
The Comic Book Men – Stars from AMC’s Comic Book Men
Andrew Hussie – Creator of Homestuck, MS Paint Adventures
Jeremy Shada – Star of Adventure Time (Finn), Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Robin)
Hynden Walch – Star of Adventure Time (Princess Bubblegum), Teen Titans (Starfire)
Veronica Taylor – Star of Pokemon (Ash Ketchum), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (April O’Neil)
MC Frontalot and Green Jelly – Musical Headliners

Top Writers and Artists from the Comic Book industry, such as Olivier Coipel (Artist of The X-Men, The Avengers), Nick Cardy (Legendary Comic Book Artist of Teen Titans, Aquaman), Ron Garney (Artist of Spider-Man, Uncanny X-Force), Tony Harris (Artist of Starman, Ex Machina), Tony Bedard (Writer of Green Lantern, Blue Beetle), Allen Bellman (1940’s Captain America Artist), Georges Jeanty (Artist of Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Braden Lamb (Artist of Adventure Time), Clay Mann (Artist of X-Men, Gambit), Rick Remender (Writer of Uncanny Avengers, Captain America), George Perez (Classic Artist of Superman, Teen Titans, Wonder Woman, The Avengers), Shelli Paroline (Artist of Adventure Time), Brad Walker (Artist of Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy, Green Lantern) and many more!

More stars of film and television, including Dichen Lachman (Dollhouse, Being Human, Last Resort), Traci Lords (Blade, First Wave), Theodus Crane (The Walking Dead), Travis Love (The Walking Dead), Erin Gray (Buck Rogers, Silver Spoons), Jim Kelly (Enter the Dragon), Priscilla Barnes (Three’s Company), Jett Lucas (Star Wars) and Jennifer Spence (Continuum, Stargate, The 4400).

More stars of Animation and Anime, including Richard Horvitz (Invader Zim), Brittany Karbowski (Soul Eater, Full Metal Alchemist), Gregg Berger (Transformers, G.I. Joe, Star Wars Clone Wars), Garry Chalk (Transformers, G.I. Joe), Dan Gilvezan (Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, Transformers), Larry Kenney (Thundercats), Morgan Lofting (G.I. Joe, Transformers), Brina Palencia (One Piece, Spice and Wolf), Hal Rayle (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, G.I. Joe), Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Venture Brothers), Eric Stuart (Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!) and Stephanie Young (Claymore, One Piece).

A very special 20th anniversary reunion of stars from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers w/ Jason David Frank (Tommy Oliver), Walter Jones (Zack Taylor), David Yost (Billy Cranston), Robert Axelrod (Lord Zedd), Barbara Goodson (Rita Repulsa) and Richard Horvitz (Alpha 5).

Wrestling Legends such as Sgt. Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Raven, Kevin Sullivan and Greg Valentine.

Some of the highlight events include Q&A’s with each of our guests, the FSC Costume Competition (with over $3,750 in cash and prizes), Florida Super Championship Wresting, the FSC Masquerade Costume and Performance Competition ($1,000 Grand Prize), FSC Masquerade Ball – An Evening at the End of Time and Space (Dr. Who themed), Video Game Industry Workshops, VIP parties, Writer workshops and much, much more!

FACC Annual Gala 2013 5/16/13

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FACC Annual Gala 2013
faccThursday May 16, 2013
Biltmore Hotel
1200 Anastasia Ave
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Registration starts at 6:30 PM

FACC Members $160 Non Members $180
Tickets Sale closes on May 10, 2013
No Walk-In the day of the event, pre-registration only
Purchase Individual Tickets
Table Info

Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of the FACC
Champagne, Raffles, Music, Awards  & Live Amazing Auctions
 
If you have any questions, please contact us at 305-374-5000 or at gala@faccmiami.com

Culture Shock Miami Presents Street Beat 7/13/13

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Culture Shock Miami Presents Street Beat
Street_BeatSaturday, July 13, 8pm (Mainstage)
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
10950 SW 211 Street
Cutler Bay, FL 33189

$5 for ages 13-22 available through www.CultureShockMiami.com
$15-$10 tickets for the general public available at www.smdcac.org

For the first time, Culture Shock Miami presents its own show: Street Beat!
It is a kinetic, maximum energy explosion of urban rhythm and dance, using everything from broomsticks to trash can covers for a unique evening of percussion and movement.

Street Beat is as intimate as a heartbeat and as boisterously crowd-pleasing as the best party you’ve ever been to!

Students 13-22, when you purchase a $5 ticket for yourself, you can purchase another $5 ticket for a companion of any age to join you.

National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill 25th Annual Exhibition Opening Reception 5/10/13

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National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill 25th Annual Exhibition Opening Reception
May 10, 2013, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Borders Picture Framing Gallery
1601 SW 1st Street
Miami, FL 33135

Admission:   Free

The National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill (NAEMI), an organization dedicated to collecting, displaying and selling of art by persons in recovery from mental illness, will open its 25th annual exhibition on May 10th at Borders Picture Framing Gallery in Miami.
Lucia Balleste.

"Mental illness has been in the news a lot recently. We want to blame it for many things it is not. Crimes are committed by many people with no mental illness all the time and more people than you think are receiving therapy or taking medication for mental illnesses and live normal lives.

Art therapy is one way of bringing happiness to all people and NAEMI (National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill) has been promoting that for over 25 years. By holding the exhibition during May, we hope to bring additional attention to the struggle of those who have been diagnosed with mental illness," said NAEMI’s Founder Juan Martin. "Our ultimate goal is to help these artists be recognized and fight the stigma that so often accompanies mental illness."

The exhibition features works of artists from Paraguay, Chile, Cuba, Spain and the United States. All 43 artworks featured in the exhibition will be available for sale, with the proceeds benefiting the artists and NAEMI’s goals of helping artists from around the world.
Regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Launch of Wednesday Wind-Down at Brother Jimmy’s BBQ 5/8/13

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Launch of Wednesday Wind-Down
brotherjimmysWednesday, May 8th 2013 from 6:00-8:00PM
Brother Jimmy’s BBQ
Mary Brickell Village
900 S. Miami Avenue Suite 135
Miami, FL.
For RSVP: info@creativasgroup.com .
brotherjimmys.com

The successful Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, located in the heart of Mary Brickell Village is launching their professionals Wednesday Wind-Down happy hour this Wednesday, May 8th 2013 from 6:00-8:00PM. Brother Jimmy’s which has enjoyed 20 years of success in the Northeast is making waves in South Florida and is looking to become a Happy Hour main stay for the Brickell financial district.

Jimmy’s BBQ Miami specializes in North Carolina, slow-smokin’ barbeque which has made it a Brickell favorite. As suggested by the restaurant’s slogan – “Put Some South in Yo’ Mouth” – Brother Jimmy’s mission was, and still is, to bring “down-home” cooking, hospitality and merriment to its guests.

The launch of Wednesday Wind-Down will target the professionals crowd that is looking to relax mid-week while enjoying a laid back atmosphere, great drink specials, and top notch Southern BBQ cuisine. The launch of Wednesday Wind-Down will offer cocktails courtesy of Jack Daniels and Jack Daniel Honey andfreshly rolled cigars by Village Humidor. This event was created for guests who want to enjoy a night of networking with like-minded professionals who are looking to get over “hump day.”

After this week’s launch guests can expect Wednesday Wind-Down at Brother Jimmy’s BBQ to offer $5 select whiskey drinks while ladies enjoy $2 Miller Lite, well drinks, and frozen margaritas from 5:00PM-11:00PM.

Since 1989, Brother Jimmy’s business has grown from a simple BBQ hangout into a refined brand that embodies consistent, quality Southern specialties for brunch, lunch and dinner. It has also become a staple nightlife venue consistently rated at the top of multiple categories in the Zagat Nightlife Survey, and serves as a local haunt for everyone from sports fans to celebrities.

The brand which offers take out, delivery and private events will soon open a second Miami located at Sunset Place offering the same amenities. More details to come!

Dave Tompkins presents The Beat and Cheated Death 5/15/13

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Dave Tompkins presents "The Beat and Cheated Death"
shell2Wednesday, May 15, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Cannonball
1035 N Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33136
Free and Open to the Public

Writer and cultural critic, Dave Tompkins, presents a free, public lecture on the cultural, geological, and political histories of Miami, propagating from Miami Bass: a hip-hop waveform that evolved into a way of life and made the air catch feelings–like low endless love. Based on research for a forthcoming book project Sustained Decay, Tompkins speaks to properties of 808 Bass through a sub-history of ossified invertebrates, man-made beaches, riots, skate rinks, cocaine, coral reefs, sea cucumbers, and a U-boat attack in 1942. This is beat who cheated death—the Bass that torpedoed its regenerative guts into the face of the world.

Tompkins’s illustrated talk will be followed by "sustenance decadence", a music and dance set featuring 12-inch vinyl records and 45s. Groove to bass, disco, electro-soul, and classy grown 80s synth Boogie in Cannonball’s lobby, which houses a site-specific installation by artist Bhakti Baxter.

Dave Tompkins’s first book, How To Wreck A Nice Beach: The Vocoder From World War II To Hip-Hop, which Amazon named entertainment book of the year in 2010, is now available in paperback. He has lectured in Poland, Norway, Germany, and at the NSA’s National Cryptology Symposium.

He has contributed to Slate, Grantland, Paris Review, Oxford American, Grand Royal, and The Wire, where he wrote a hip-hop column for eight years. Born in North Carolina, he currently lives in Brooklyn. For more crosstalk and mixes, go to howtowreckanicebeach.com.

20 Shades of Grey and Reclaimed Miami Opening Reception 5/11/13

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20 Shades of Grey and Reclaimed Miami Opening Reception
reclaimedMay 11th, 2013 from 2pm to 10pm
Zadok Gallery
2534 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL  33127

Reclaimed Miami
Recycling has taken the forefront in our collective consciousness, from hybrid auto technology, to alternative power sources, to simply using the right bin for discarding our water bottles. At Zadok Gallery, that trend line continues in the work of 10 Miami-based multidisciplinary artists who have adapted their methodology to utilize a variety of nontraditional materials. Reclaimed Miami, on view at Zadok Gallery from May 11th to July 4th, is about imaginatively re-purposing objects all around us that might not strike the average viewer as fodder for fine art. Wielding innovative artistic techniques and strategies that include knitting, embroidery, silk screening, welding, crocheting, gluing, folding, appropriating, and stuffing, the group transforms litter into objects of literal beauty that offer an engaging visual reconciliation of material excess and environmental concern.

 

20 Shades of Grey
The artists chosen to be in 20 Shades of Grey at Zadok Gallery are at least 70 years young or older and have been making their mark in our city before Art Basel, Art Fair Week, Art Miami, or the graffiti walls arrived. Artists do not retire. Their creative juices do not stop flowing at the arbitrary retirement age of 65. The artists in 20 Shades of Grey are fervent and tenacious about their work.
This exhibition does not pretend to be a comprehensive survey of those contemporary artists in this age group. The sheer number of artists in such a survey would be beyond our physical capabilities. This exhibition does illustrate the rewards of discipline, hard work, perseverance, and a lifetime of dedication. Each artist’s unending and unresolved struggle with their life’s work is, in itself, its own reward. Each of the artists is creating a legacy to be reckoned with by the art historians.
This exhibition honors those who have dedicated their lives to their art and have achieved the position of Florida National Treasures.

Haitian Flag Day Celebration and Business Expo 5/19/13

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Haitian Flag Day Celebration and Business Expo
haitian-walk-side-smallMay 19, 2013 from 11:00 AM- 7:00 PM
5650 NE 2nd. Ave.
Miami, FL 33137
and surrounding neighborhood area
www.miamiculturaltours.com

Leela Restaurant, Inc. is a full service restaurant and catering service featuring healthy style Haitian-American Cuisine.  Please come to visit our professional chefs and our family in the heart of Little Haiti. We extend our invitation to this wonderful family festivity to help us celebrate Haitian Heritage Month and our second year anniversary.

This Urban Tour Host is an innovative, cultural tour operator best known for “Miami’s Cultural Community Tours”- featuring Little Haiti, as seen in over 30 media worldwide since 2003- over 40 styles of tours of South Florida-“Urban Arts Tour” and “Urban Mural Tour” since 2010.

Featuring:  This grassroots, neighborhood, fun family event will feature a wide range of vendors and activities including health,  beauty & skin care, environmental education -plants, service, businesses, music, performers, art, new products, food,  give-a-ways, and children’s activities.

Taste of Haiti 5/11/13

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Taste of Haiti
Taste_of_Haiti_FlyerSaturday, May 11, 2013  From: 3pm – 10pm
Moca Plaza
770 NE 125 St
North Miami, FL 33161

For Information please call 305-814-2431 or 305-694-2779
You can also visit: www.tasteofhaitiusa.com

Come enjoy great food, drinks and music with us as we celebrate the Haitian gastronomy. Vendors will be onsite selling food, drinks, arts and crafts and much more.

Jillian Mayer / Project Room: Tracey Goodman and Valerie Snobeck Opening 5/11/13

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Jillian Mayer / Project Room: Tracey Goodman & Valerie Snobeck Opening
JillianMayerFront5x7.165045Saturday, May 11, 2013 7-10pm
Locust Projects
3852 North Miami Ave
Miami Fl 33127

Conversation with Tracey Goodman and exhibition curator Joanna Kleinberg Romanow: 6:30pm
Jillian Mayer: Precipice/PostModem
Project Room: Tracey Goodman & Valerie Snobeck: Out of Place
Curated by Joanna Kleinberg Romanow, Assistant Curator, Drawing Center, NY

Now celebrating its 15th year of exhibiting experimental contemporary art, Locust Projects is pleased to present Precipice/PostModem by Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer. Mayer is known for eclectic video installations that compress virtual, cinematic, and physical space. This will be Mayer’s largest exhibition to date, passing fluidly from cinema to installation in both the physical and digital realm while incorporating interactive and technological elements to create a nonlinear meta-narrative.
The exhibition will feature sculptural and installation work satirically exploring the concept of a technological singularity, the theoretical moment in time when the boundary between human and machine no longer exists. Mayer uses comedy as a means to inspire introspection about technology’s place as a surrogate for spirituality in our lives, and implies that it is quickly becoming much more, regardless of whether or not the predictions of futurists like Ray Kurzweil come to fruition. The various pieces of her show explore the ramifications of this impending change, from angles that range from sociological to parodic to sublime.
Works include A Place for Online Dreaming, an installation with performance, linked to an interactive website at Aplaceforonlinedreaming.com as well as Swing Space, another video installation featuring several performers on swings above the gallery floor, transfixed by a projected digital reality; and For U, a sculpture that exists in augmented reality and can only be fully seen through a custom smartphone app. Other works will include self-aware paintings, faux infomercials, and poorly articulated androids constructed of digital tablets and Roomba vacuum cleaners.
Precipice/PostModem builds on a body of work that began with the experimental short film #PostModem which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013 and was later featured in an independent film retrospective at MoMA in New York as part of the Carte Blanche series.

Unscripted Art Chat: The Economics of Public Art An Unscripted Art Chat with Christine Y. Kim and Michael Spring 7/11/13

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Unscripted Art Chat: The Economics of Public Art An Unscripted Art Chat with BHV-CHRISTINEKIM-INVITATION-6-11-2013Christine Y. Kim and Michael Spring
Thursday, July 11 – 7 PM
ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa
10295 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL 33154

RSVP unscripted@balharbourflorida.com

ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa

Christine Y. Kim, Associate curator of the Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and curator of Art Public, Art Basel Miami Beach in 2011 and 2012; and Michael Spring, director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs discuss their partnerships, and how they have ensured the economic viability and sustainability of their projects.

Unscripted Art Chat: Christy Gast in conversation with Thom Collins 5/16/13

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BHV-CHRISTYGASTUnscripted Art Chat: Christy Gast in conversation with Thom Collins
Thursday May 16 – 7 PM
Books & Books
Bal Harbour Shops
9700 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL 33154

RSVP unscripted@balharbourflorida.com

Thom Collins, Director of the Miami Art Museum talks to Christy Gast, Unscripted winning artist, about her public art installation "Self Portrait as the Barefoot Mailman", Her performative practice and support of Public Art in Miami.

Wynwood Kitchen and Bar Launches Taste Of The Americas

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Wynwood Kitchen and Bar Launches Taste Of The Americas
Queso Fundido Wynwood Kitchen & Bar Photo Credit Patrick Walshlunch and dinner Thursdays, May 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th
Wynwood Kitchen & Bar
2550 N.W. 2nd Avenue.
Miami, FL

Ample street parking and valet are available
www.wynwoodkitchenandbar.com
www.facebook.com/wynwoodkitchenandbar

Executive Chef Miguel Aguilar Celebrates Latin Cuisine with Monthly Culinary Showcase

Wynwood Kitchen & Bar (WKB), Miami’s Global-Latino dining destination with cutting-edge art, innovative cocktails and live music, will launch ‘Taste of the Americas’ – a three-month series celebrating the signature cuisine of Latin American countries.  The series kicks off in May, when Executive Chef Miguel Aguilar will showcase specialty dishes from Mexico, available each Thursday throughout the month.
“Our menu is all about exploring Latin American cuisine from around the globe.  Taste of the Americas allows me an opportunity to spotlight some of my favorite cuisines and share those with our diners,” says Aguilar. “I’m excited to start with Mexico because the food is simple yet fun and packs a lot of flavor.”
Beginning Thursday, May 2, guests can enjoy the following Mexican specialties, available during lunch or dinner, sold a la carte:
Plato Verde ($14)
Housemade guacamole and crabmeat pico de gallo with tortilla chips
Queso Fundido ($12)
Mexican chorizo, Chihuahua cheese, flour tortillas
Pollo En Mole Negro ($14)
Pan seared chicken breast, mole negro, arroz pinto
Prickly Pear Margarita ($12)

In addition to the Mexican specialties, diners can indulge on Chef Aguilar’s regular a la carte menu of Global-Latino small plates, meant to mix and match, as well as innovative artist cocktails.

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Essensia’s Restaurant 5/12/13

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Celebrate Mother’s Day at Essensia’s Restaurant
Sunday, May 12, 2013, from 11.30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Essensia Restaurant
The Palms Hotel & Spa
3025 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33140
www.thepalmshotel.com

Essensia Restaurant honors Moms every year with a special Mother’s Day Brunch featuring culinary delights made with premium, local and sustainable ingredients. Surrounded by The Palm’s beautiful tropical gardens, Moms and Dads are invited to relax and partake in our special Mother’s Day prix fixe menu for $49++. The little ones will love having their very own Kid’s Only Buffet for $19++! So sit back, sip Mimosas and enjoy a delicious and relaxing afternoon together.
 
Adults will enjoy a carefully crafted prix fixe menu by Signature Chef Julie Frans featuring brunch specialties and seasonal selections. First select your choice of Essensia’s Fruits & Grains including Bowl of Fresh Tropical Fruits and Berries; Tropical Fruit Yogurt Parfait; Homemade Muesli with Milk or Soy Milk, Oatmeal with Nuts and Banana; Watermelon Gazpacho with Lump Crab. Next up is your choice of Salads including Tomato Salad with Burrata, Fresh Basil, Olive Oil and Balsamic; Organic Kale Caesar Salad with aged Parmesan, Herb Croutons, Toasted Pepitas and Anchovy Caesar Vinaigrette; Summer Quinoa Salad with Charred Corn, Cherry Tomato, Fresh Basil, Farm Feta and Lemon Olive Oil; Smoked Salmon Plate with Toasted Mini Bagel, Cream Cheese, Avocado, Sprouts, Red Onion and Capers.
 
Main selections include Eggs & More with your choice of Crabmeat Benedict with Toasted English Muffin, Asparagus, Spinach, Hollandaise Sauce, Herb Roasted Potatoes and Mixed Greens; Quinoa Poppyseed Lemon Pancakes with Fresh Blueberries, Ricotta and Pure Maple Syrup; All Natural Steak and Eggs with Herb Roasted Potatoes and Herb Chimichurri; Roasted Lemon Herb Marinated Chicken Breast with Quinoa and Grilled Corn Stuffed Tomato, Grilled Asparagus and Roasted Red Pepper Puree; Signature Amazon Paiche with Oyster Mushrooms Leek Fennel Sautee, Celery Root Pure, Spinach and Lemon Truffle Emulsion; The Vegetarian with Grilled Veggies, Quinoa and Grilled Corn Stuffed Tomato and Herb Chimicurri. Desserts include your choice of Homemade Sorbets, Tropical Fruit or the Chef’s Selection of Mini Sweets.
 
The Kid’s Only Buffet will feature a Made to Order Belgian Waffle and Pancake Station complete with special toppings including Strawberries, Blueberries, Bananas, Whipped Cream and Chocolate Chips. The Kid’s Buffet will also include Scrambled Eggs and Bacon; Homemade Pastries; Assorted Fresh Fruit; Assorted Cereals; and Yogurts. Kid’s desserts include their choice of Ice Cream Sundae or Rice Crispy Pop.
 
Mother’s Day Brunch at Essensia Restaurant is $49.00++ per person including one Mimosa and Coffee. Unlimited Mimosas may be added to brunch for an additional $20++ per person. The Kid’s Only Buffet is available for $19.00++ (kids 12 and under). Prices do not including tax and gratuity. Indoor and outdoor seating is available. Valet parking is discounted to $9 for brunch patrons. For reservations, please call 305.908.5458 or visit  www.essensiarestaurant.com.

FCAAC Celebrates Upgraded Coral Gables Center with Community Open House 5/16/13

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FCAAC Celebrates Upgraded Coral Gables Center with Community Open House
fcaacThursday, May 16, 2013, 12 – 2 p.m.
Florida Center For Allergy & Asthma Care
475 Biltmore Way Suite 311
Coral Gables, FL 33134
For more information, visit www.florida-allergy.com  or call 1-877-425-5374.

Florida Center For Allergy & Asthma Care will be hosting a special community open house event to celebrate the relocation of their Coral Gables center. The event is free and open to the public and includes lunch, several $25 VISA Gift Card raffles and giveaways. Dr. Frank J. Martell will be on hand to greet guests and answer questions.

“I am very excited about our new office. The layout at the new location allows us to provide better care to our patients,” stated Frank J. Martell, M.D.

Florida Center For Allergy & Asthma Care has been in business for more than 38 years and has board certified physicians with extensive experience in treating both adults and children. FCAAC has 18 centers throughout South Florida, serving communities in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The Centers specialize in the testing and treatment of adults and children who suffer from allergies, asthma and other disorders of the immune system. Among the most common allergies treated are allergic skin diseases, food, drug and pet allergies. Florida Center For Allergy & Asthma Care Research conducts clinical trials on new medications. The goal of the FCAAC team is to provide professional and quality care resulting in total patient satisfaction.

VIP Launch Of The Princess Oberle-Lopez Foundation To Assist Animals In Need 5/19/13

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VIP Launch Of The Princess Oberle-Lopez Foundation To Assist Animals In Need
princessSunday May 19, 6 PM to 10 PM
Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
2000 Convention Center Dr
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Only $100 limited to capacity of 500
Purchase Tickets Online

Meet Me in Miami Beach, Florida at this amazing Event Hosted by Samy. This is a VIP Event (Very Important Pet) with the launching of the Princess Oberle-Lopez Foundation to assist animals in need and with her launch of Princess Oberle – Lopez Luxury Line of Canine Products tested on humans for animals.

The special Event of the Evening will be seen for the first time a commissioned Million Dollar Art Piece created by the Famous Anastasia Bogatcheva The Great for Princess commissioned by her great grandfather, the legendary Ed Bell aka Edward J Oberle, before his passing last Saturday at over 100 years old.

Ashoka and Pipeline Present Puddle Lending Goes Social 5/23/13

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Ashoka & Pipeline Present: “Puddle: Lending Goes Social”
ashokaThursday, May 23, 2013
5:30-6:00 pm – Registration
6:00-8:00 pm –Cocktail Reception & Panel Discussion
Pipeline Brickell
1101 Brickell Avenue – South Tower, 8th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
 
 RSVP Online

Join Fellows of Ashoka, a global organization that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs, in a lively discussion on social entrepreneurship and the first presentation in Miami of Puddle at Pipeline Brickell, a uniquely designed shared office space that integrates start-ups and established businesses into Miami’s business community. Puddle is an innovative social banking platform that aims to revolutionize the banking industry through technology and innovation. The platform will facilitate the creation of a line of credit by obtaining the financing from a pool of trusted friends on Facebook and allows participants to set the rules for paying back the loan. Join us for “Puddle: Lending Goes Social,” on May 23 at 5:30 p.m. featuring an expert international panel of accomplished social entrepreneurs.

Moderator: Matt Haggman, Miami Program Director, Knight Foundation
 
Panelists:
Jean Claude Rodriguez-Ferrera, Co-Founder, Puddle (Spain)
Salomon Raydan, President, Funderfir (Venezuela)

Absolut Masquerade Ball Fueled By Art X Cocktails X Music 5/16/13

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Absolut Masquerade Ball Fueled By Art X Cocktails X Music
absolutThursday May 16th, 2013, 9pm-12am
Location revealed upon RSVP
RSVP Required

Dress To Impress. We love style and we know you do too, so please dress smart.
21+ w/ID.
Please arrive early as space is limited, first come – first serve.
Management reserves the right to refuse entry.
RSVP limited to one person per unique email

ABSOLUT X Miami is a night of exceptional collaboration, bringing together artists from the worlds of music, art and cocktails. The event will be held in Miami’s Wynwood Art District at a secret venue to be disclosed after your RSVP.

On May 16th, UK indie rock band Bloc Party, Miami based visual artist Augustina Woodgate and mixologist John Lermayer from the Regent Cocktail Club (Gale South Beach) will collaborate to create their vision of an ABSOLUT Masquerade Ball.

ABSOLUT X Miami will provoke and delight the senses with an experience you won’t want to miss!

Keiko Matsui At Miami New World Center with Special Guest Al Di Meola 5/31/13

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Keiko Matsui At Miami New World Center with Special Guest Al Di Meola
Keiko_Matsui_4_zps23f7af48Friday, May 31st at 8pm
New World Center
500 17th Street
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Tickets: $45 priced to $200
www.newworldcenter.com

For the first time ever performing at Miami’s New World Center, celebrated jazz artist and pianist Keiko Matsui will join special guest Al Di Meola for a never before seen concert event featuring both artists as well as Keiko’s band.  Matsui is known around the world for her innovative contemporary jazz performances and Di Meola for blending world music and jazz; this performance will feature Keiko’s songs, including some from her new album, as well as Di Meola’s original work, of which several will be performed together.

Their uniting for this unique performance is being hailed as one of the most widely anticipated events of the year set to take place in one of the most stunning music halls in the United States.
With over 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. alone and sold-out appearances at concert venues across the world, Matsui is one of the leading artists in the genre. Her elegant piano melodies and gentle jazz grooves have broad appeal and she continuously delights critics and fans alike.

Al Di Meola is accepted as a bona fide guitar hero, perennial poll-winner and proclaimed virtuoso of the highest order.  For over 30 years, Di Meola has been recognized as a prolific composer and respected artist with over 20 recordings as a leader.  Albums such as “Friday Night in San Francisco” have earned him both artistic and commercial success with a solid fan base throughout the world.

This event at the New World Center will be the first time that Matsui and Di Meola will have performed together, and this is the only show currently scheduled featuring both artists.

The New World Center is home to the New World Symphony. In less than two decades, the New World Symphony has become a leading cultural institution in South Florida, generating audiences and critical acclaim around the world. New World Center is home to over 60 annual events and brings to Miami leading musicians from around the world.

Marilyn Manson at Fillmore Miami Beach 7/21/13

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Marilyn Manson
Sunday, July 21st, 2013 / 8PM. 
Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theatre
1700 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139 
www.fillmoremb.com . 

General Admission tickets are $45.50. Limited VIP seating is also available.
All dates, acts and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, parking and service and handling charges.

Popular Shock Rocker South Florida’s own Marilyn Manson comes to the intimate Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theatre. Picture Me Broken opens the show.

Love him or hate him, the self-proclaimed "Antichrist Superstar" – Marilyn Manson — was indisputably among the most notorious and controversial entertainers ever.  Starting out as Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, they had become one of the most popular acts in the South Florida area.  Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor came calling, offering both a contract with his Nothing Records label as well as the chance to open for NIN; Manson accepted both offers, and the group’s debut LP, Portrait of an American Family, appeared during the summer of 1994. The group’s notoriety began to soar and during an appearance in Salt Lake City, Manson ripped apart a copy of the Book of Mormon while on-stage. Celebrated by supporters as a crusader for free speech Manson was the latest in a long line of shock rockers, rising to the top of the charts on a platform of sex, drugs, and Satanism. His brand of metal struck a major chord with the youth market, and he became a mainstream anti-hero. Such attention pushed many of his songs — including "The Dope Show," "The Beautiful People," and a cover of the Eurythmics’ "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — into the upper reaches of the modern rock charts.

Honey Shine 11th Annual Hats Off Luncheon 5/7/13

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Honey Shine 11th Annual Hats Off Luncheon
honeyshineTuesday, May 7, 2013, 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Jungle Island
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail
Miami, FL 33132
Tickets to the luncheon cost $125 and memberships to Honey Shine begin at $250.
RSVP rsvp@honeyshine.org or (305) 854-2444

Honey Shine, a mentoring program and not-for-profit organization that encourages girls and young women by enlightening their paths and empowering their futures, announced today the return of its 11th Annual Hats Off Luncheon at Jungle Island’s Treetop Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 7. Each year Tracy Wilson Mourning, founder of Honey Shine, along with current Lady Bug members and friends of the program, don their favorite hats and attend the luncheon, which serves as the premier fundraising event to continue enriching the lives of the young girls enrolled in the program, known as the “Honey Bugs.” This year’s luncheon features award-winning journalist Louis Aguirre, anchor of DECO Drive and WSVN TV FOX 7 and two of Honey Shine’s Honey Bugs, Yolanda Jiron, age 18, and Quanthavia Stalworth, age 17. Miss Stalworth and Miss Jiron will also share their personal stories of success and serve as Mistress’ of Ceremonies.
 
More than 600 guests will enjoy the theme of this year’s luncheon, “Peace, Love, Honeyshine,” which boasts colorful, retro chic 60’s décor, a welcome reception, a silent auction featuring designer and vintage handbags, vacation stays, jewelry and more, a luncheon, and the always-anticipated “Honey Bug” Showcase – a catwalk fashion show sponsored by Aventura Mall that features select Honey Bugs, who have exemplified exceptional participation and improvement in grades. Participating models will be outfitted by Gap retail stores, who will showcase its casual Spring/Summer collection and Bloomingdale’s who will also donate items from its current spring collection. Guests are encouraged to dress casual chic and participate by wearing their favorite hats.

The Arc of South Florida’s 18th Annual Summer Spree Auction sponsored by American Airlines 5/10/13

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The Arc of South Florida’s 18th Annual Summer Spree Auction sponsored by American Airlines
Friday May 10th, 2013, 5:45 p.m.
Marriott Miami Airport
1201 NW Le Jeune Road
Miami, FL
Tickets are $75.00 save $10.00 by pre-registering
www.summerspreeauction.com
305-759-8500 ext. 141. 

Food, hors d’oeuvres, wine, exciting raffle prizes, a thrilling live Auction featuring worldwide trips with Auctioneer Mr. Michael Guyer, and hundreds of silent auction items.

The auction features a wealth of vacation packages Argentina and short getaways, great restaurants, passes for cultural and sporting activities and events and wonderful goods and pampering services.  How about a trip to spectacular with stays at Lois Suites in Buenos Aires and in Iguassu Falls, and at the Design Suites in Bariloche, or to the colorful Caribbean hosted by Point Grace Resort & Spa in the lush Turks and Caicos Island–all including round-trip air on American Airlines. Ten nights around California, also with air on American Airlines, features stays at the Marriott San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, Marriott Anaheim, Marriott Santa Ynez Valley, San Francisco Marriott Marquis and Courtyard by Marriott Vallejo Napa Valley. Land-only offers include “A Week in La Belle France,” with stays at several Marriott hotels; “Savor the Flavor of Brazil” with stays at the JW Marriott Rio and the Renaissance Sao Paulo,  “A Portugal One-Week Escape” at the Four Seasons Fairways in Algarve, and an “African Safari” plus more.

Shorter stays include the Marriott Athens Ledra, Marriott Copenhagen, and thes Stones Hotel Legion Bali among many more international and national destinations. In South Florida choices include a varied number of first-class restaurants, cultural events, classical and popular concerts and kid’s attractions.

Every dollar raised from the Summer Spree night (tickets sales, auction proceeds) will go directly to The Arc of South Florida’s programs for Adults and Children with Intellectual and developmental disabilities

FUNDarte presents Out In The Tropics 2013 6/13/13-6/16/13

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FUNDarte presents Out In The Tropics 2013

Out in the Tropics: a GLTBQ Contemporary Performing Arts Festival
fundarte_OutintheTropicEcard1_1June 13 – 16, 2013
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach
Tickets: $30 and $25 for students/seniors
fundarte.us 

Miami Beach Cinematheque
1130 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach
Tickets $10/$9 students/seniors & $8 MBC Members
mbcinema.com

Out in the Tropics, a GLTBQ Contemporary performing arts festival, brings a full range of award-winning, contemporary GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) artists and arts events to Miami, June 13 – 16, 2013. Now presenting its Fourth Season, Out in the Tropics has a great line-up for 2013, including:
 
Opening Kick Off Event 
Thursday, June 13 at 7:00 pm
Miami Beach LGBT Visitor’s Center
1130 Washington Ave
Miami Beach
Free! 
Artists’ reception and bilingual panel discussion with OITT Festival artists Taylor Mac, Carmelita Tropicana, Nelda Castillo and Mariela Brito
 
“Cubalandia” by El Ciervo Encantado and “The 20th Century Show” by Taylor Mac  
Friday, June 14 at 8:30 pm
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach.
Direct from Cuba: El Ciervo Encantado presents “Cubalandia” a hilariously profound interactive performance by Cuba’s outrageously daring and controversial Lesbian Feminist theater collective addressing the social and political conditions of present-day Cuba. Presented in Spanish with English supertitles.  This performance will be immediately followed by:
From New York: the inimitable and wildly flamboyant Taylor Mac presents his latest work “The 20th Century Show,” an incredible visual feast and concert consisting of one song from each decade of the 20th Century (plus two encores) presented as “a performance ritual to help the audience let go of the 20th century and move into the 21st.”
 
“Cubalandia” by El Ciervo Encantando and “Post-Plástica Miami 2013” by Carmelita Tropicana and Ela Troyano
Saturday, June 15 at 8:30 pm
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach.
Direct from Cuba: El Ciervo Encantado presents “Cubalandia” a hilariously profound interactive performance by Cuba’s outrageously daring and controversial Lesbian Feminist theater collective addressing the social and political conditions of present-day Cuba. Presented in Spanish with English supertitles. This performance will be immediately followed by:
From New York: the hilarious Cuban-American diva of queer comedy Carmelita Tropicana presents “Post Plastica Miami 2013” in collaboration with New York based filmmaker Ela Troyano.  Part live performance, part video installation, “Post Plastica Miami 2013” offers a glimpse into a future in which celebrity culture has pitched a battle between the primacy of virtual and artistic lives; in which revolutionaries keep bees in a secret underground; and in which a half-woman, half-bear scientist has gained the upper hand…
 
“Verde Verde” a film by Enrique Pineda Barnet.
Sunday, June 16th at 4:30 pm
Miami Beach Cinematheque
1130 Washington Ave
Miami Beach.
The riveting, highly controversial Cuban film “Verde Verde,” directed by Enrique Pineda Barnet explores issues of gay male identity and homophobia in contemporary Cuba. Presented in Spanish with English subtitles.  Miami-based actor Carlos Miguel Caballero, one of the protagonists, will be in attendance to introduce the film.
 
Well-Strung in Concert
Sunday, June 16th at 8:00 pm
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach.
An all-new kind of boy band! The all-male gay singing string quartet Well-Strung features classical musicians who sing, putting their own spin on the music of Mozart, Vivaldi, Rihanna, Adele, Lady Gaga, and more! 
  
Other activities, such as free workshops, receptions, post-performance parties and other events will be happening during this weekend-long celebration of contemporary GLTBQ artists. For more information on Out in the Tropics, please email us at info@fundarte.us, on facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/outinthetropics call us at 305.316.6165, or visit our website at www.fundarte.us

 
Support for Out in the Tropics comes in part from the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; the City of Miami Beach Arts Gala Program; the GLBT Community Project Funds at The Miami Foundation, in partnership with the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force; The University of Miami, Glassworks Multimedia; Romaldesign, The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald; KCC Productions, MiamiArtzine and The Deauville Hotel.

Pet Shop Boys at The Fillmore 9/12/13

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Pet Shop Boys at Fillmore
Thursday, September 12th, 2013 / 8PM
Fillmore Miami Beach At The Jackie Gleason Theatre
1700 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.fillmoremb.com .
 
Postmodern ironists cloaked behind a veil of buoyantly melodic and lushly romantic synth pop confections, Pet Shop Boys, vocalist Neil Tennant and  keyboardist Chris Lowe, established themselves among the most commercially and critically successful groups of their era with cheeky, smart, and utterly danceable music. Always remaining one step ahead of their contemporaries, the British duo navigated the constantly shifting landscape of modern dance-pop with rare grace and intelligence, moving easily from disco to house to techno with their own distinctive image remaining completely intact. Satiric and irreverent — yet somehow strangely affecting — they also transcended the seeming disposability of their craft, offering wry and thoughtful cultural commentary communicated by the Morse code of au courant synth washes and drum-machine rhythms. With hits like: "West End Girls," "It’s a Sin” "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" and "New York City Boy" they constantly rose to the top of the charts.  On July 16th they release their latest effort Electric.  Electric features nine tracks in total – eight brand new Pet Shop Boys’ songs plus a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “The Last to Die.”  The result is as uncompromising a collection of dance anthems as Pet Shop Boys have ever made. 
 
General Admission tickets are $49.50 and go on sale Friday, April 26TH / 10AM at LiveNation.com or charge by phone 800-745-3000 and at the Fillmore Box Office during normal business hours (Mon. – Fri., 11AM – 6PM and during show days).  Limited VIP seating is also available.
All dates, acts and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, parking and service and handling charges.

2013 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Citizenship Clinic and Health Fair 5/11/13

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2013 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration – Citizenship Clinic & Health Fair
2013-0511-flyer-ceMay 11, 2013, 11 am – 3 pm
NANAY Community Center
659 NE 125 Street
North Miami, FL
 
The Asian American Federation of Florida (AAFF), NANAY, Florida Chinese Federation, Florida Department of Health – Miami-Dade County, Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC), GOPIO-FL, Miami-Dade County’s Office of Community Advocacy, NAAPAC-FL, OCA South Florida Chapter, Thai-American Association of South Florida, United Chinese Association of Florida, and World Kwong Tung Community Association – Miami Chapter cordially invite you to the 2013 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) Celebration through a Citizenship Clinic and Health Fair. 
 
The coalition aims to build leadership embracing cultural values and promote inclusion of Asian Pacific American communities to celebrate the diversity of Florida’s population, and to foster civic engagement through U.S. citizenship.
 
The Citizenship Clinic is offering FREE ASSISTANCE to eligible individuals to complete the US naturalization application.
 
According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), there are about 8 million eligible green card holders who haven’t chosen to become U.S. citizens yet.  Nearly 3 million Asian-American and Pacific Islanders are eligible or will be eligible soon; but only 276,000 of them were naturalized two years ago, the latest figures available.
 
If you are eligible to apply for citizenship, you will meet with a trained volunteer to fill out Form N-400 and assist with any additional requirements to complete your application.  For eligible low-income permanent residents, they may receive fee waiver for their application.
 
"South Florida has more than a quarter (over 125,000) of the Asian American Pacific Islander population in Florida," states Winnie Tang, AAFF President. "Yet, many of its residents aren’t citizens due to language barriers and the high cost of citizenship. Even fewer of them are part of the voting electorate.”
 
“We want to foster civic engagement of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by encouraging them to become naturalized, and there is no better time than this May in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month,” continues Tang.  “The drive is part of a statewide effort to sign on Asian and Pacific Islander immigrants as U.S. citizens.”
 
AAFF will host a series of Citizenship Clinics in South Florida.  Here are workshop dates:  May 11at NANAY Community Center – Miami-Dade County, May 25 at Hope Lutheran Church – Manatee County, June 15 at Chinese Baptist Church of Miami – Miami-Dade County, and July 13 at Coral Springs Chinese Cultural Center – Broward County.
 
“We will help citizens-to-be fill out forms and will explain the U.S. citizenship process in their native language,” says Joy Bruce, MD, NANAY President.  “Due to the high cost of citizenship, the free workshop is designed to help green card holders determine their eligibility for citizenship.  FLIC trained volunteers will help people complete their naturalization application and determine whether they are eligible for various waivers.”
 
In addition to the Citizenship Clinic, in partnership with Florida Department of Health -  Miami-Dade County, a mini Health Fair will provide basic health screening and HIV & STD screening to encourage healthier living in the Asian American community and community-at-large.
 
For more information, please contact Winnie Tang, AAFF President, at call 305-753-8791, Dr. Joy Bruce, NANAY President, at 305-951-5552, or FLIC hotline at 1-888-541-2826.  You may visit FLIC website to learn more about the Citizenship Clinic via www.FLNewAmericans.org.

Free Health Assessment At Florida Blue Center 5/11/13

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Free Health Assessment At Florida Blue Center
blueSaturday, May 11th 10am – 3pm
Florida Blue Center
(Across Falls Shopping Center)
8895 SW 136th St.
Miami, Florida 33176
Website
 
Stop by for a Free health assessment featuring: 
 
-Cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure and spinal screenings 
-Check your height, weight, body fat % and BMI 
-Receive a one-on-one wellness consultation with a registered nurse 
-Learn about key contacts in the community from Switchboard of Miami 
-Healthy snacks and refreshments provided by: Corner Bakery 
-Relaxing massages 
-Free gift, PLUS a chance to register-to-win a $25.00 gift card!
 
In honor of Mother’s Day, mothers will receive a FREE special gift* with this email!
*Offer Valid Only: May 11, 2013 Limited, while supplies last.

Cinco de Mayo Pool Party At Monty’s Sunset 5/5/13

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Cinco de Mayo Pool Party At Monty’s Sunset
MontysCinco_zps3986d063Sunday May 5th, 2013
Monty’s Sunset
300 Alton Road, Miami Beach FL 33139|305-672-1148
www.montyssobe.com

Monty’s Sunset Cinco De Mayo Celebraton!
Live Mariachi Band
$5 Drink Specials All Day Long Including:
  
Corona Light Draft
Corona
Monty’s Margarita 
Camarena Tequila Shot
  
Mexican Sunset Menu Specials Including:
Beff Taquitos
Shrimp Chili Rellenos
Chicken Quesadillas

Diamond Strike Lanes Presents Joel DaSilva and the Midnight Howl 5/17/13

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Diamond Strike Lanes Presents Joel DaSilva and the Midnight Howl
Friday, May 17th, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Rip’s Sports Bar & Grill  located at Diamond Strike Lanes
2200 N. Federal Highway
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
 www.diamondstrikelanes.com

When they weren’t performing with B.B. King or Reverend Horton Heat, Joel DaSilva and the Midnight Howl toured the country as the opening act for The White Stripes and Black Crowes. Locals can enjoy the soulful quartet live on stage at Rip’s Sports Bar & Grill, located at Diamond Strike Lanes, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday, May 17th.  
 
Diamond Strike prides itself on its billing as a live music venue as much as a bowling and entertainment center. Diamond Strike’s Debbie Feder, has secured international artists such as Danny Nova (returning May 29th), Ralph Curtis, Vince Rayburn and Shawn Beamer (Molly Hatchet Band) as well as up-and-coming independent artists to take the “diamond” stage.
 
“Diamond Strike Lanes offers events seven nights a week and we have created a strong following with live music enthusiasts who come here to watch their favorite bands play,” explains Feder. “We are helping put Pompano Beach on the radar as a local tour stop for musicians.”
 
The best part: Rip’s weekly concerts are free of charge, open to the public and can be enjoyed over dinner.

Gold Coast Jazz Society Presents Paulette Dozier and Wendy Pedersen 5/8/13

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Gold Coast Jazz Society Presents South Florida Jazz Divas Paulette Dozier and Wendy Pedersen
image001Wednesday, May 8, 7:45pm
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theater
201 SW 5th Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale FL 33312
 www.goldcoastjazz.org
Ticket Information
Membership Information  

Gold Coast Jazz wraps up their 21st jazz concert series on May 8, 2013 with a concert featuring two of south Florida’s favorite jazz divas, Wendy Pedersen and Paulette Dozier.  “By Request” will feature selections picked in advance by the audience. The two jazz divas will be backed by members of the Gold Coast Jazz Society Band under the direction of Steve Ahern. The concert takes place in the Amaturo Theater of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts 201 SW 5thAvenue in Fort Lauderdale.  Single tickets are $40 per person. Tickets for students and teachers are $10 with valid student ID.  To purchase tickets, contact the Broward Center’s AutoNation Box Office at 954-462-0222 or online at www.browardcenter.org orwww.goldcoastjazz.org.
 
Paulette Dozier is a versatile jazz singer and an accomplished stage actress.  She recently completed a successful run of “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill,” a musical about Billie Holiday.  As a recording artist, Dozier has released two jazz CD’s “With you” and “Over & over Again.” She has appeared at numerous jazz festivals, jazz clubs and at concert engagements around the world.  In addition to her jazz credits, she has appeared with Melba Moore in “Crowns” and in the original cast of the hit musical “Respect: A Musical Journey of Women.”  JazzReveiw.com says “Her music is nostalgic with a contemporary feel, which makes surrendering to the mood a place of sheer comfort.”
 
Wendy Pedersen is one of South Florida’s favorite performers. Her high energy delivery, with deep, convincing emotion, has been impacting audiences for years. A highly sought after studio singer, Wendy can be heard on hundreds of recordings including those of Christina Aguilera, Alejandro Sanz, Julio Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Chayanne, James Brown, and Raul Diblasio- just to name a few.  Wendy also sings with the jazz vocal quartet, Mad Romance, featuring Rick Harris, Lisanne Lyons and Greg Diaz. Her discography includes Boy Meets Girl, Me + Three, Ho Ho Ho, and Under The Influence, a tribute to the many women singers who inspired and influenced her. The Miami New Times said, “Wendy can shake the rafters or break your heart…”

Funding for this organization is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council, the Annenberg Foundation and Funding Arts Broward.  Season sponsors include DeMeo Young McGrath; HI Foundation; Morgan Stanley; Red Trombone/A Gallery; and SingerXenos Wealth Management.  In-kind sponsors include Broward Center for the Performing Arts; East Magazine; The PaperMill, South Florida Consulting and WLRN FM.

Promotional Distribution by: Jazz & Blues Florida

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Sixth Annual Music Under the Stars: Bon Appétit Miami 5/22/13

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Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Sixth Annual Music Under the Stars: Bon Appétit Miami
image004Wednesday, May 22nd from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
601 SW 8th Avenue
Miami, FL

Donations $80 per ticket, $150 per pair

Please support 20/20 vision and celebrate free eye care for children at the Sixth Annual Music Under the Stars: Bon Appétit Miami.

Honoring Jose Felix Diaz, Ava Goldman, Robert M. Levy

Master of Ceremonies: David Bernard, CBS 4 Miami

image008Beverages by Miami Club Rum and El Carajo International Tapas and Wine

15th Annual Donor Next Door Luncheon Honors David Lawrence and Amy Rosenberg 5/8/13

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15th Annual Donor Next Door Luncheon Honors David Lawrence and Amy Rosenberg
Amy Rosenberg headshot FINALWednesday, May 8, 2013, 11 a.m.
Jungle Island
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail
Miami, FL 33132

LEAVE A LEGACY and The Miami Foundation announced today that Amy Rosenberg is the recipient of the 2013 Ruth Shack Leadership Award. The award is presented to an emerging leader who represents the qualities of ethics, dedication and service to Greater Miami embodied by The Miami Foundation’s former president, Ruth Shack.  She will be recognized along with the Community Champion Award recipient, David Lawrence, Jr., at the 15th Annual Donor Next Door Luncheon.

Rosenberg is an attorney and arts advocate who founded Overtown Music Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and showcasing the tradition of music that existed for decades in Overtown.  Rosenberg currently serves as co-chair of the board of directors after spending many years as the arts and social service organization’s executive director.  She recently joined the National YoungArts Foundation (formerly known as the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts).

David Lawrence headshot FINALDavid Lawrence, Jr. is president of The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation and leads The Children’s Movement of Florida.  The Community Champion Award is given to a person who has contributed to the nonprofit community and has shown a commitment to Greater Miami through their work.

“Amy has founded a number of meaningful organizations that are serving our community.  As an alumnus of our leadership program, Miami Fellows, she exemplifies the commitment to Greater Miami that we seek to instill in young leaders.  This honor is well-deserved by Amy,” said Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation.

“This leadership award recognizes individuals in our community who have demonstrated their commitment to advancing civic engagement, public service and building bridges among diverse groups,” said Hank Raattama, shareholder at Akerman Senterfitt and co-chair of LEAVE A LEGACY. “Through Amy’s work in the community, many other people have been inspired to work toward creating a more vibrant Miami.”

Weird Miami Bus Tours: Hosted By César Trasobares 5/4/13

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Weird Miami Bus Tours: Hosted By César Trasobares
weirdmiamiSaturday, May 4th, 2013, 9:30am- 4:30pm
(bus leaves promptly at 10am)
PickUp/DropOff:
BFI #BasFisherInvitational
100 Northeast 11th Street
Miami, FL 33132

The unstoppable Weird Miami Bus Tours continues with artist/curator/art activist, César Trasobares.
Working in Miami for more than three decades Trasobares will guide us through the stranger parts
of Cuban cultural and historic landscapes that Miami has to offer.
 
In his own work, César Trasobares revels in the political fallout of Cuba’s exiles in Miami.  Primarily made through
collage, installation and performance, Trasobares focuses on the Cuban rituals that have taken root onto
American soil and that have deeply affected the social fabric of the city of Miami.
 
From the exhibition, “The Cuban Evolution," art critic Benjamin Forgey of the Washington Post notes that
"César Trasobares is the one artist in the group who confronts the bicultural situation absolutely head-on
[in a piece from Trasobares’s ‘Quinceañera’ series]." This fearless spirit will extend to Cesar as tour-guide
for the Weird Miami bus tours!
 
On Saturday, May 4th, 2013, Trasobares will discuss the Cuban cultural imprint that has been evolving in Miami
for more than half a century.  The tour will be expansive: from talking about the monumental projects Trasobares has brought to Miami as Executive Director of Miami-Dade County’s Art In Public Places Program, to the personal and miniscule; Trasobares will draw from his personal memoirs-in-progress currently titled, Among Friends.
Trasobares will not only share stories from his personal relationships with many esteemed artists, but we will
be able to hear these stories on-site!
 
The tour will meet at the BasFisherInvitational space first. From here we will venture through historic area of Miami to view site specific works of art and learn about Miami’s Cuban heritage all with the bonus of a bottomless cup of Spanish sangria!
 
Pack a snack since our lunch break will not happen until 1:30 pm.
 
César E. Trasobares (born 1949 in Holguín, Cuba), is a Cuban-American artist specializing in Collage, Installation, and Performance. In 1970 he studied in the Miami Dade Community College, Associate of Arts, in Miami, Florida. He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University (Bachelor of Arts), Florida. In the past four decades, Trasobares has organized and exhibited in numerous exhibitions. From 1985 to 1990 he served as Executive Director of Miami-Dade
County’s Art In Public Places Program. Keep an eye on the de la Cruz calendar: Trasorares will be giving a series of
lectures drawing from his memoir, Among Friends; the most recent lecture being “Carlos Alfonso In Context: Public and Private Voices.”

Majestic Mondays 5/6/13

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Majestic Mondays
MAJESTIC_HAPPY_HOUR_MAY6_2013Monday, May 6 | 6-9 PM
Oak Tavern
35 NE 40th Street
Design District, Miami

Please RSVP by Monday 12pm. Facebook RSVP
RSVP: rsvp@majesticproperties.com

Join us for a drink. Majestic Properties along with TUI Lifestyle and Oak Tavern invite you to the start of Majestic Mondays.

A monthly networking event for the Real Estate and Design communities.

Hors d’oeuvres & Cocktails
Complimentary cocktails 6-7pm
Reduced price drinks after 7pm

Sweetwater Zumbathon to Raise Awareness and Funds for Autism 5/4/13

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Sweetwater Zumbathon to Raise Awareness and Funds for Autism
Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m.
Jorge Mas Canosa Youth Center
250 SW 114th Avenue
Sweetwater, FL 33174
Tickets cost $20 in advance, and $25 at the door. Purchase Online.

The City of Sweetwater has joined forces with the D Amor Foundation for Autism and is hosting a Zumbathon.

Come out and join City of Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño along with an all-star lineup of Zumba instructors to help raise money for families affected by autism. Money raised by the event will help families affected by autism by funding activities such as taekwondo, soccer, music, art and speech and occupational therapies.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in 50 children is diagnosed with autism or a related disorder. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a child’s ability to communicate, process sensory information and also affects social functioning. According to Autism Speaks, autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability in the U.S., and costs a family about $60,000 a year. There is no medical detection or cure for autism, and boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to be affected.
 
The D Amor Foundation was founded by Maria and Jose Montalvo in honor of their son, Diego, who was diagnosed with autism at age two. Their goal is to help families affected by autism in South Florida and Puerto Rico find resources and access to therapies that can be costly and are not covered by traditional health insurance.
 
“This is a fun way for families to come together to help children battling autism,” says Maria Rivero Montalvo, president of the D Amor Foundation. “We’re here to provide hope and support. With the money raised by this Zumbathon, we will be able to help fund programs that can make a huge impact in these children’s lives.”
 
The D Amor Foundation’s mission is to provide hope, and to help children with autism achieve a better quality of life by providing families with resources, educational tools and access to therapies such as speech, occupational, art, music and sensory integration, all of which are integral to managing the disorder.
The event will be led by Zumba Jammer Meli Kirkwood along with Miami Zumba Instructors Zumba Carrie, Eli Pereira, Susan Luria, Henray Cedeño, Janet Rentería, Maria Amelia Linares-Hemelberg, Marie Lourdes Buitrago, Morgan Zumba Cuenvo and Yvette Orozco. 
 
Maria Marin, international speaker and author, will be the presenter.

A Night with Florida Grand Opera: Women in Motion 5/3/13

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A Night with Florida Grand Opera: Women in Motion
2013_Florida-Grand-Opera_Evite_FINALFriday, May 3, 2013 – 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Wolfsonian-FIU
1001 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL

The Wolfsonian-FIU co-presents an evening with Florida Grand Opera featuring four arias.  Songs will reflect well-known female characters from Nixon in China, Carmen, La Traviata, and Der Rosenkavalier.  This event serves as an introduction to the opening of the Women in Motion: Fitness, Sport, and Female Figure exhibition.

Program
“Women in motion”
I am the wife of Mao Tse-Tung from John Adams’ Nixon in China
                Hye Jung Lee, soprano

Habanera from Carmen by Georges Bizet
                Cynthia Cook, mezzo soprano

Sempre libera from G. Verdi’s La Traviata
                Lacy Sauter, soprano

Hab mir’s gelobt from R. Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier
                Hye Jung Lee, soprano
                Lacy Sauter, soprano

                Cynthia Cook, mezzo soprano

Zakafest at Little Haiti Cultural Center 5/4/13

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Zakafest at Little Haiti Cultural Center
zakafestSaturday May 4th, 2pm – 11pm
Little Haiti Cultural Center
212 NE 59 Terrace
Miami 33137
Zakafest.com
FREE!

One of the highlights of Haitian Heritage Month is Zakafest, a FREE family-friendly celebration of roots music and culture

Featuring live performances by:
Mushy Widmaier – Sanba Zao – Morikeba Kouyate – Ibrahima Dioubate – Cortadito – Rasin Lakay – Rara Lakay – Rara Kuyu and Universal Soul.  Special guest, Brother Ciceron.

The Youth showcase features Haiti Fellaz, HBK, North Miami Drumline, Kiskeya Dance, Swamp Dog Steppers.
The night al

Downtown Miami First Friday Art Walk 5/3/13

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Downtown Miami First Friday Art Walk
artwalkMay 3, 6-10 pm

This new cultural initiative shines a light on the growing art community and collector market in Downtown Miami, bringing together non-profit arts organizations and local galleries for special exhibitions, artists open studios, exclusive openings, artist panel discussions.  The Art Walk is planned to be held the first Friday of every month January to June and October to December.

The “First Friday” Art Walk will showcase over 150 exhibiting artists offering an array of art experiences that will reflect multiple mediums, styles, and trends in the art world. Miami is the crossroads between three fabulous cultures- Central/South America/Caribbean, Europe and North America- so it is ideally located to bring together the best of these cultures.

Downtown Miami "First Friday" Art Walk a refreshing cultural initiative will serve as a cultural destination and economic engine in Miami’s Downtown active and vibrant urban community.

Galleries from SE 3rd to NE 3rd  Street
Aluna Art Foundation 5-8pm
172 W Flagler Street at SW 2nd Avenue Miami • Parking Available 305 305 6471 786 587 7214
The Re-Portrayed Island; retrospective by Raul Canibano
Curated Aluna Curatorial Collective Adriana Herrear and Willy Castellano. Twenty years of works by this Cuban photographer  who redefined the profile of the common man in Cuba of the end of utopia.

McCormick Place 6-10 pm, Open Artist Studios
111 SW 3rd Street at SW 1st Court Miami 305 206 4734 • Parking Available
McCormick Place is a vibrant production-based event space featuring various well-known artists.  Currently, it houses nine artist studios belonging to Eleazar Delgado, Scottie Flamm, Virginia Erdie, Julie Ross, Karen Kim, Manuel Rodriguez, Ana Rossi, Scott Doyle and Eva Avila.  There is also a gallery space located on the first floor.  Sean McCormick, the curator behind the venue, describes it as "a place where any idea can come to life."
www.facebook.com/McCormickPlaceDowntownMiami 

Galleries from NE 4th  to NE 11 th Street
The Artisan Lounge 6-10 pm
“W 10, A Collective View”
500 NE 1st Ave at NE 5th Street – Miami North College Metro Station
theartisanlounge.com
Hors d’oeuvres graciously provided by Amy Klingbeil 
An innovate artist studio and exhibition space for over 26 Miami artists with a monthly schedule of curated exhibitions.  Artisan Lounge will present “Human Rights- Human Wrongs",  and " Eleuthreia " Freedom Collection by Meg Wallace. Visit the art studios of David Elgena, Marcos Rodriguez, Dajo Photography, Giselle Delgado Buraye, Carolina Molina, Maximiliano Pecce, Vesna Vera, Steven Chun, Diana Pantoja, Reniel Diaz, Michael Glidden, Aurora Molina, German Molina, Pepe Mar, Espiritutara, Marcella Novella, Sol Gersh, Jacky Velis, Gustavo Roman, Maria Castillo, Janet Mueller, Virginia Quinn, W10, IRREVERSIBLE MAGAZINE, Augusto Esquivel, Katy Stallfus, Carolina de Panfilis, and Astolfo Funes.
Panel Discussion: Open Conversation between Social Work and Art. What is the role of social issues in the art world?  7:45 – 8:30 PM.Interactive Art- Pledge Board: A Heart Made with Finger Prints
Visitors can participate in creating a collective work of art to pledge to make a difference in any of the Social Issues discussed in the exhibition.

MDC Museum of Art + Design Noon – 5 pm
600 Biscayne Blvd. – AT NE 6th Street Miami, FL
www.mdcmoad.org
“Arnold Mesches: A Life`s Work” Through May 4
The retrospective exhibition ARNOLD MESCHES: A LIFE’S WORK at Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art + Design, commemorates his 90th birthday and will feature over 65 works from many of the 14 series completed.
“Transcending Narratives of Humanity Selected works from the CINTAS Foundation Fellows Collection” Through May 31
Curated by MDC MOAD curatorial intern, Natalie Perez, Transcending Narratives of Humanity observes the artists investigations relating to material and visual culture as a main vehicle of history and storytelling.

Dimensions Variable 6-10 pm West Wing
100 NE 11th Street at NE 1st Ave – Miami 305 607 5527 • Parking Available
www.dimensionsvariable.net
P2V Antoine Lefebvre & P. Scott Cunningham                                                     
"Physical to Virtual" P2 V is a technical term describing the transfer of a physical server’s data to a virtual machine. 
Dimensions Variable is an exhibition space in the new Downtown Arthouse building located in Downtown Miami.  Their focus is to invite national and international artists to exhibit and discuss their work alongside locally based artists.  The Artist studios of Frances Trombly, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova, and Adler Guerrier will be open during the First Friday Art Walk.
Turned Based Press  6 -10 PM
" A Hasty Show" East Wing
A community based print workshop
 
CIFO  Cineros Fontanals Art Foundation Noon to 6 PM
1018 N Miami Ave. at NE 10th Street 305 445-3380
"Miguel Navarro"
"City Metaphors Selections from IVAM Colletion  through May 12th
Works from the Intstitut Valencia d’Arte Modern, Spain

Galleries from NE 12th Street to NE 18th Street
1723 NE 2nd Avenue NE 17th Street at 2nd Avenue 305 374 8882
info@artopiamiami.com  
Artopia Art Center and Masterworks  6 to 10 PM
Celebrates 25 years fosters engagement in the arts and culture bringing unique events, exhibitions and programs for artists, collectors and Miami audiences.   Also featured are Masterworks of mid and late 20th century contemporary International and Latin Amercian  masters.

Nina Torres Fine Art 6-10 pm
1800 N Bayshore Dr #CPl. at NE 18th Street 305 395 3599 Miami Parking Available
www.ninatorresfineart.com
“POESIA VISUAL CONTEMPORANEA” 
In commemoration of Ponce de León’s discovery of Florida this exhibition celebrates 500 years of Spanish presence in the State of Florida.

Additional Downtown Cultural Offerings:
Centro Cultural Espanol, 1490 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132
HistoryMiami, 101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130
Miami Art Museum, 101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130
New World School of the Arts, 25 Northeast 2nd Street Miami, FL 33132
InterContinental Hotel Art Project Space, 100 Chopin Plaza Miami, FL 33131
Miami International University of Art & Design, 1501 Biscayne Boulevard #100 Miami, FL 33132
Historical Museum of South Florida, 1075 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132
Cannonball/LegalArt Miami, 1035 N Miami Ave #200 Miami, FL 33136
Miami Children’s Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway Miami, FL 33132

Serendipity 3 Miami Beach Mother’s Day Brunch 5/12/13

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Serendipity 3 Miami Beach Mother’s Day Brunch
SMothersDayMenuunday, May 12th 2013, 11AM-4PM
Serendipity 3
1102 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Mother’s Day only comes around once a year, so treat that special lady in your life whether it is your mother, grandmother, wife or even yourself to a delicious brunch on Lincoln Road!
 
Our special menu that is fit for “The Queen of the Household” include options such as Mamma’s Going Bananas Waffles, Lox of Love for Mom, Holy Huevos It’s Mother’s Day, Madre’s & Abuela’s Quesadilla and many more.
 
Besides just treating mom to Brunch, we all know she will also be in need of a cocktail (or a few) on her special day! Serendipity 3 will be offering two delicious and fresh Spring cocktails, the “Watermelon Sangria” and the “Ginger-Peach Bellini”.

Miami Museum Month May 2013

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miamimuseummonthMiami Museum Month
May 2013
www.MiamiMuseumMonth.com

Take in Greater Miami and the Beaches’ Special Exhibits, World-Class Permanent Collections, Memorials & More with Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) and  "Join One – See Them All" Offerings
                                                                           
Art, history and culture are ingrained in every Greater Miami and the Beaches experience from sipping mojitos amidst iconic Art Deco buildings and strolling through murals along the Wynwood Walls to exploring the emerging Design District and browsing during Art Basel.  To celebrate its rich attractions and evolving art scene, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) brings Miami Museum Month to visitors and residents again this May 1 – 31:

BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE (BOGO): An ideal time to add a museum visit to your vacation or business trip itinerary or for families to spice up weekend plans, the "Buy One, Get One Free" gives admission to two for the price of one to any participating museum.

JOIN ONE, SEE THEM ALL: Absolutely the best time to join! When purchasing a membership at any one of the participating museums you can visit any of the other participating museums for free during Miami Museum Month. This saves visitors more than $50 per adult.

"The diverse experience that Greater Miami and the Beaches offers to our business and leisure visitors continues to evolve and it’s wonderful to see the growing popularity of our museums and cultural attractions," notes GMCVB President and CEO William D. Talbert, III, CDME.   "While visitors continue to enjoy our year-round sunshine and stunning beaches, we gladly welcome them to stay longer to enjoy more of what the destination has to offer – restaurants, nightlife, hotels, and spas as well as our new, emerging and heritage neighborhoods."
 
Participants to-date in this year’s Miami Museum Month program include:
Art Center/South Florida
Bakehouse Art Complex
Bass Museum of Art
City of Miami Police & Courthouse Museum
Coral Gables Merrick House
Coral Gables Museum
The Dezer Collection
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
The Haitian Heritage Museum
HistoryMiami
Holocaust Memorial of Miami Beach
Jewish Museum of Florida – FIU
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Miami Art Museum
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Miami Children’s Museum
Miami Science Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
Wings Over Miami Air Museum
The Wolfsonian – FIU
World Erotic Art Museum

This year’s program features a special kick-off event themed "Miami Then and Now," a retrospective look at Miami through the years.  "Miami Then and Now" will take place on May 1, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at The Coral Gables Museum located at 285 Aragon Avenue and will also serve as a platform to unveil the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau’s newest Heritage Guide Book.
 
The program will also feature a special "Night at the Museum" promotion where a lucky winner will have the chance to invite a group of friends for a sleepover and private dinner party while screening the film "Night at the Museum" at the History Miami Museum.  The group will spend the night surrounded by the exhibits and will be immersed in history as the destination’s founders come to life during an enchanted evening.  To learn more about how you can win a "Night at the Museum," visit the website.
 
Miami Museum Month is part of the GMCVB’s Temptations Program, which takes a thematic focus on the best that Miami has to offer throughout the year at attractive prices.  Other Temptations promotions include Shop Miami Month, Miami Film Month, Miami Golf Month, Miami Romance Month, Miami Spa Month, Miami Spice, Miami Attractions Month and Miami Live Music Month.  For more information on the Temptations Program please visit www.MiamiTemptations.com .

First Friday Cernuda Arte 5/3/13

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First Friday at Cernuda Arte
cernudaMay 3, 2013, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Cernuda Arte
3155 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.cernudaarte.com

Cernuda Arte announces the Opening of Wifredo Lam and The Cuban Avant-Garde: Fifty Years of Art 
Opening Reception First Friday – Gallery Night
 
Wifredo Lam and The Cuban Avant-Garde: Fifty Years of Art presents a revealing selection of over forty-five paintings, works on paper and sculptures by artists such as, Wifredo Lam, Víctor Manuel, Abela Carlos Enríquez, Amelia, Carreño, Portocarrero, Ponce, Escobedo, Cundo, Mariano, Luis Martínez Pedro, Gattorno, Arístides Fernández Vázquez, Arche, Ravenet, Diago, Milián, Felipe Orlando, Mijares.
 
Highlighted above are two exemplary works by renowned painter Amelia Peláez.
Left: Amelia Peláez, Interior with Balcony, 1947, 
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board, 22 x 30 inches
Right: Amelia Peláez, Interior with Columns, 1947, 
oil on heavy paper laid down on canvas, 21 x 27 inches

Heineken Dwntwn Miami Concert Series Presented By Car2Go Featuring Domino Saints, 2NYCE, CECY and Marquese Scott 5/10/13

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Heineken Dwntwn Miami Concert Series Presented By Car2Go Featuring Domino Saints, 2NYCE, CECY and Marquese Scott
image006Friday, May 10 | Doors Open: 7:00 p.m. | Showtime: 8 p.m.
Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center
174 E Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33131

Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series Presented by Car2Go
Downtown Miami residents and visitors can enjoy an evening with some of Miami’s hottest concert talent; Domino Saints, 2NYCE, Cecy and a special dance performance by Marquese Scott. This event is free and open to the public.

Headlining the sixth season’s first show:
Domino Saints are an explosive Urban/Pop Duo from Puerto Rico with a mind-blowing fusion of Latin sounds and urban music along with captivating bilingual lyrics. Their sound is pure energy created by a combination of Dancehall Reggae, Electronica with a trademark Latin style appealing to all audiences around the globe. Recently, Rhapsody named them as one of their favorite for 2013 and Billboard just named them top 10 to watch in 2013. Website: www.dominosaints.com
2NYCE (pronounced: Two Nice), has quickly receive great public support as well as from important Latino leaders of industry in music and media, which has positioned him in the international market. 2NYCE stands out as one of the most promising urban/tropical figures emerging from Miami, Florida. Website: www.im2nyce.com
Cecy B is a talented Latina Rapper/Singer/Songwriter. Born and raised in Southern Cali, She continues to make waves and break barriers in the industry as a talented Latina Femcee with an impressive rap flow. Website: www.cecybworld.com
Marquese Scott became a YouTube sensation with his performance of "Pumped Up Kicks Dubstep". With over 85 million views, the video is "simply mind-blowing," according to CBS. Ellen DeGeneres called it "Incredible" and Gather named it the "best dubstep ever seen or performed by anyone – period." His video was featured on the front-page news of MSN.com, The Huffington Post, CBS News, and YAHOO! News. YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/HCeOtzM_O5Jjs

Claws for Kids at Joe’s for Boys and Girls Clubs 5/5/13

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Claws for Kids at Joe’s for Boys and Girls Clubs
Sunday, May 5, 11:30 a.m.
Joe’s Stone Crab
11 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Table sponsorships range from $1,500 to $10,000. Underwriting opportunities are available, and individual tickets are $175.

Guests Can Enjoy Joe’s Without the Wait Before Stone Crab Season Ends!
 
Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade will hold a last call before stone crab season ends! At the organization’s 2nd Annual “Claws for Kids” fundraising brunch, guests can enjoy delicious stone crabs and other signature Joe’s cuisine without the wait. All event proceeds will benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade’s state-of-the-art South Beach location. Last year’s event raised $32,500 net for the cause.

Joe’s will open up its restaurant for brunch on May 5 only for supporters of Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade’s “Claws for Kids.” Menu items will include stone crabs, cole slaw, hash brown potatoes, creamed spinach and Key Lime pie. For those who don’t eat stone crabs, main course options will be available. Entertainment will be provided by Frank Sinatra impersonator Jeff Grainer of Sinatra Sounds Entertainment. Showcasing/selling their pieces on site will be Santayana Jewelers and Gaby Malcer Custom Jewelry.
 
“Last year’s ‘Claws for Kids’ brunch was a great success, and we’re happy to continue this annual event,” said Judy Kramer, Claws for Kids committee chair. “The brunch presents a great opportunity to enjoy Joe’s delicious cuisine without the wait while raising funds for the new South Beach Club.”
 
“Claws for Kids” committee members include Judy Kramer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade former Board President Olga Guilarte, Lana DeSimone, Susan Geiger, Irene Korge, Raul Marmol, Connie & Fred Rebozo, Jeff Samas, Rae Stein, Eris Thomas, and Dr. Mark Walker.
 
After having served the children of Miami Beach for 27 years, the prior 2,500-sq.-ft. South Beach Club on the existing site was demolished in September 2011 to make way for construction of the new facility, which will open early summer 2013 during a celebratory ribbon-cutting party. The new South Beach Club will feature a teen center, state-of-the-art computer lab, teaching kitchen for children, homework rooms, games rooms and a creative arts room, and will serve approximately 400 children from the local area.

Hialeah’s Annual Artist Showcase Winners Reception 5/3/13

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Hialeah’s Annual Artist Showcase Winners Reception
Friday, May 3rd 2013, 6:30pm
Mayor’s Terrace (4th floor) City Hall
501 Palm Avenue
Hialeah, FL

Mayor Carlos Hernandez, the City Council and the City of Hialeah Cultural Affairs Council invite our friends from the media to join us for the Adult Artists Showcase Reception on the Mayor’s Terrace on Friday, May 3rd, 2013. The entries have been on display on the 3rd floor of City Hall since April 29th, 2013. The showcase culminates with a private reception for artists and their families on Friday, May 3rd where the contest winners will be announced.

8&9 Clothing Artist Series With KRS One At The Showroom 5/3/13

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8&9 Clothing "Artist Series" With KRS One At The Showroom
KRS ONEFriday May 3rd, 6pm-9pm
The Showroom By 8&9 Clothing
7814 NE 4th Ct.
Miami, FL 33138

Friday May 3rd, Miami based 8&9 Clothing company will host its fifth Artist Series event with hip hop legend KRS One. The RSVP event will be held in the company’s private showroom from 6-9 pm. Fans will have a chance to grab  KRS’s book, “The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Testament”, have it signed and meet KRS One, along with checking out all of 8and9’s latest clothing. Beverages provided by Hennessy and music provided by South Florida’s finest.
 
8&9 Clothing along with Addictive Affairs, Gridlock Radio and DNA Entertainment presents KRS One live in Miami for one night at The Stage on May 3rd, 2013. Performances by South Florida artiss P Doe Luna, Thirstin Howlin III and Serum. Music By DJ Klassik and DJ Heron. Meet & Greet with Styles P will be held at The Showroom by 8&9 Clothing from 6pm to 8pm. Get tickets HERE.

For more information on The Showroom, KRS One meet & greet or the concert after party ,ask 8&9 on twitter @8and9 email showroom(at)8and9(dot)com or text 305.747.1706.
 
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